Climate Change 2 Flashcards

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The greenhouse effect

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The greenhouse effect is a natural process where greenhouse gases such as methane form an insulating layer in the atmosphere which causes the solar radiation to be reflected back to the earth the resourcing in a warming

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Impacts of climate change

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Is flooding of lowland areas of the Kent and Bangladesh, increase in global temperature

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Energy sources

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Energy is needed for everyday lives it comes from one of the two sources renewable energy and non-renewable energy

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Meaning of Renewable energy

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Energy source is naturally able to disappear within our lifetime

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Examples of renewable energy

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Wind ,solar ,tidal energy

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Non-renewable energy meaning

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Natural resource that cannot be replaced or or cannot biodegrade to produce this non-renewable product it requires high emission leading toa large amount of carbon footprint

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Examples of non-renewable energy

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Coal, oil, natural gases which are all (fossil fuels)

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Mitigation ideas to reduce an impact

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Banning fossil fuel cars ,renewable energy products for home solar panels

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Adaptation strategies

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Building large sea defences such as a barrier to prevent flooding, not building houses low lying ground

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