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Weather

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-Conditions during short period of time

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Climate

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-Usual pattern of weather over time

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Bioclimate profile

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-Climagraph
-Shows temp and precipitation in given location

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Ultraviolet Radiation

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-High energy
-Sun

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IR Radiation

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-low energy
-absorbed by GHG

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Thermal energy

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-Heat from motion of particles

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Atmosphere

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-Layer of gases surrounding earth

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What is the atmosphere made of

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-21% oxygen
-78% nitrogen
-less than 1% carbon dioxide

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hydrosphere

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liquid water + ice

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lithosphere

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-Rock + soil
-solid surface of earth

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greenhouse effect

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-UV hits earth and converts to IR
-IR leaving for space is blocked by GHG
-IR re-radiated back to earth

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Green house has

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-Gas absorbed by IR radiation

ex: CO2, methane, CH4, water vapour

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Carbon sink

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-Resevoir that absorbs & stores carbon

ex: forest, wetlands, tundra, ocean, shellfish

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heat sink

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-Resevoir that stores thermal energy

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convection current

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current in fluid

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thermohaline circulation

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ocean currents controlled by temp

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ice age

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period during earths history colder than normal temps

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plate tectonics

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movement of large plates in earths crust

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continental drift

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theory that earths continents used to be one

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interglacial period

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Global warner avergae in temps

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El Niño

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-Recurring change in pacific ocean currents

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Albedo

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Reflectivity

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Albedo 0

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not reflective

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Albedo 1

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Very reflective

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Albedo effect

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Decrease temp, less snow, more energy reflected to space

Increase temp, decrease snow, less energy relflectwd to space

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Proxy record

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Temp records from:
-ice cores
-tree rings
-coral reefs
-pollen

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Thermal expansion

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tendency of matter to change in shape, volume, and area in response to a change in temperature.

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Anthropogenic

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Pollution from human activity

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what is the anthropogenic greenhouse effect

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30
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what is clean fuel

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does not contribute CO2 to atmosphere

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Climate projection

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simulations of Earth’s climate in future decades

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What is intergovernmental panel of climate change

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Its job is to advance scientific knowledge about climate change caused by human activities

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Kyoto

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agreement to limit GHG

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mitigation

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reducing GHG

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