causes of climate change Flashcards
1
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natural causes of climate change
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- Volcanic eruption
- Ocean currents
- Solar variation
- Earth’s orbital changes
- Internal variability
2
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Main effect is short-term cooling.
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volcanic eruption
3
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huge amounts of volcanic gas, aerosol droplets, and ash are injected into the stratosphere, which block out some sunlight.
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during major explosive eruptions
4
Q
gases that causes global cooling.
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sulfur dioxide
5
Q
it plays an important role in keeping the Earth warm.
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ocean currents
6
Q
Majority of radiation is absorbed by the
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ocean.
7
Q
It helps in distributing heat around the globe
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ocean currents
8
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help in transporting warm water and precipitation from the equator toward the poles and cold water from the poles back to the tropics.
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ocean currents
