Causes Of Climate Change 📖 Flashcards

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Key facts

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Over the past 4000,000 years the climate has risen quite a bit ; due to the world getting warmer, but the graph fluctuates (varies).

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  • Greenhouse gases : Methane, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide.
  • Plants or trees that store carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
  • They release carbon dioxide.
  • Deforestation, burning fossil fuels, cement making, steel manufacturing.
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Climate change

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  • Climate change refers to how the average climate conditions of the planet vary over time.
  • Can be caused by natural or human factors.
  • Human causes have had a greater impact over the last 250 years (since the industrial revolution).
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