Causes of climate change Flashcards

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Instrument to measure air pressure

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barometer

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Instrument to measure wind speed

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anemometer

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study of the atmosphere and how it affects earth

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meteorology

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Instrument to measure temperature

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Thermometer

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average weather condition over a long period of time ( usually 30 days)

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climate

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Day to day changes in the atmospheric conditions

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Weather

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What is altitude

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How high the land is above the sea

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a storm which forms in between the tropics and has a wind speed of about 74 mph

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Hurricane

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Latitude

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How far something is from the equator

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what causes climate change?

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Agriculture,deforestation,burning fossil fuels

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what the earth cold or hot when it formed

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very very hot

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how much of the earth’s surface did ice cover in the ice age ?

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30%

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how long did the ice age last?

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10 000 years

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How much of the earth’s crust is ice covering today?

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10%

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examples of greenhouse gasses

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methane,carbon dioxide,nitrous oxide

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