CLIMATE CHANGE Flashcards

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Climate change :

A

is a change in the Average Temperature and Cycles of Weather over a
Long Period of Time

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Why Is Climate Change a Problem?

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If the climate changes quickly, organisms
don’t have enough time to adapt to new
conditions and may no longer be able to
survive.

 Climate change disrupts weather patterns and causes extreme weather events

Rising temperatures are causing sea levels
to increase

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3
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Rising sea levels caused by :

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Ice melt and Thermal Expansion

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4
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how ice melt affects

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1 The bright surface of the ice reflects 80% of the sunlight that hits it back into space When the area of sea ice is reduced, less sunlight is reflected back into space

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5
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how climate change is formed?

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The Earth’s surface emits
long wavelength radiation. This does
interact with the greenhouse gas
molecules.
 The greenhouse gas molecules absorb
some of the energy, trapping it in the
atmosphere.

The higher the proportion
of greenhouse gases in the
atmosphere, the more radiation is
absorbed.

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6
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what causes a climate change ?

A

Burning fossil feuls
Deforestation

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7
Q

what is climate justice?

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The impacts of climate change affect disadvantaged groups of people the most

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