Climate Flashcards
List how green house gasses effect climate change
shifts in snow and rainfall patterns, a rise in average temperatures and more extreme climate events such as heatwaves and floods
Does wind disperse energy through the atmosphere
Yes it does
Greenhouse effect
The natural warming causesd when gases in earth’s
Geostationary
Describing a satellite that travels around earths equator at a the matches earths rotation so that the satellite remains in the same position relative to earths surface
Cap and trade systems
Authoritative body most commonly a government establishes a ceiling or cap on how much carbon may be produced
Carbon tax systems
In a carbon tax system the government levies a tax on either the source of carbon pounds or the emission of greenhouse gases