Chapter 7 - Climate and Energy Production

Question 1

weather

Answer 1

the daily result of changes in temperature, pressure, and precipitation in the atmosphere

Question 2

climate

Answer 2

average weather pattern for many years for a locations

Question 3

climate change

Answer 3

long term changes which occur to the climate

Question 4

anthropogenic activities

Answer 4

human activities

Question 5

greenhouse gases

Answer 5

CO2, water vapour, methane, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs and HCFCs), nitrus and ozone

Question 6

GWP

Answer 6

global warming potential

Question 7

GWP of carbon dioxide

Answer 7

1

Question 8

GWP of methane

Answer 8

21

Question 9

ozone

Answer 9

highly reactive gas - made of three oxygen atoms

Question 10

two layers where ozone occurs

Answer 10

troposphere and stratosphere

Question 11

methane

Answer 11

GHG = 60% is from human activity - natural forms include swamps, ermites, and tundras

Question 12

net primary productivity (NPP)

Answer 12

the rate in which energy is stored as biomass by primary producers

Question 13

negative feedback

Answer 13

to reduce the change or output: the result of a reaction is reduced to bring the system back to a stable state

Question 14

positive feedback

Answer 14

anything the amplifies change

Question 15

energy security

Answer 15

the ability of governments to make responsible decisions on energy distribution in order to protect their national security

Question 16

energy efficiences

Answer 16

how effeciently we use our energy

Question 17

energy conservation

Answer 17

limit growth in energy demand - contributes to energy security

Question 18

Russia-Ukraine gas disputes

Answer 18

80% of Russian gas used to flow through Ukraine to Europe, in 2006, Russia cut off supply to Ukraine as they were in debt and were using Europe’s oil

Question 19

USA shale oil

Answer 19

initially, was not economic to get fuels that were stuck deep in the ground, however, technology developed and this became economic - fracking