1. Factors that influence elements or activities of weather and climate are collectively termed as ________________ 2. The major distinction that can be made in the study of weather and climate is ______________________________________________________________ 3. The branches of climatology can be classified into Regional and ________________ based on _________________ of study

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1. Factors that influence elements or activities of weather and climate are collectively termed

as ________________

2. The major distinction that can be made in the study of weather and climate is

______________________________________________________________

3. The branches of climatology can be classified into Regional and ________________ based

on _________________ of study

4. The study of the influence of ocean currents on the Dry Equatorial climatic region of Ghana

is studied under which of the two branches of climatology? _______________

5. Generalizations are made and comparison is made with other climatic regions. This is a

focus of which branch of climatology? ___________________

6. The study of the climatic characteristics of soil is termed as _____________.

7. Weather predictions which are normally made to a maximum period of 6 hours is termed

as _______________

8. Broadcasts which may be given by computer programmes are often characterized by

inaccuracies. Why? Explain in not more than two lines.

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

9. Why are weather predictions not always accurate?

________________________________________________________________________11. Global temperatures would have been in negatives without the presence of

___________________

12. The two major constant gases are __________________ and ________________

13. A thin layer of gases that surround the earth is termed as _________________

14. The basis for classifying the atmosphere into four main layers are ___________________,

___________________ and _________________

15. Why are climatologists mostly interested in the layer of the atmosphere which is 10km

away from the earth’s surface?

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_________

16. Based on chemical composition, the atmosphere can be divided into

_____________________ and ______________________

17. The layer of the atmosphere with uniform chemical composition is termed as

___________________ whereas the _________________ experiences changes in

chemical composition.

18. The shrinking of part of the ozone layer by CFC’s is termed as

_______________________

19. Ozone formation is done through a process known as ________________________.

20. Ozone formation is influenced by _________________________ that breakdown oxygen

molecules.

21. How is ozone formed?

______________________________________________________

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