4.3 Flashcards
Greenhouse Gases
trap the sunilight that comes to earth to keep temperature.
cllimate
average over around 30 years
weather
what is happening at that specific, month , day, year.
Albedo
30% of the sunlight that gets reflected back into space
Water specific heat?
Takes more energy to heat water but it stays heated for a longer time.
Feedback loop
Positive feedback the simulus increases, negative the stimulus reverts back to original or decreases
How does weathering affect the temp levels
Weathering makes rock levels go down and releases the CO2 that was stored in them, the Co2 goes back into the atmosphere and gets trapped by the greenhouse gases.
Short term carbon cycle
Soil decompses, CR, photosynthesis,
Long term carbon cycle
weathering, sedimentation. from the rocks increses CO2
Ocean cycle
The oceans is made up of carbon and is sensitive to carbon change.
Human contirbution
Humans release CO2 into the atmosphere
ICe cores
cylinders of ice drilled from forzen things to determine CO2 levels at that time period.