4.3 Flashcards

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what do greenhouse gases do

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they trap heat in the atmosphere and either keep it or radiate it to the Earth’s surface.

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what are some examples of greenhouse gasses

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carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide

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what do you call it when humans drastically effect the heat cycle

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climate change

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how can humans affect climate change

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burning fossil fuels and deforestation which releases more gasses to trap more heat which rises the world temperature

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what are the two types of feedback

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positive and negative

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what is positive feedback

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when the output is the same or more than the input

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what is negative feedback

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when the output is the opposite of the input

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can negative feedback be a increase

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yes

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