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Climate Change Flashcards

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Albedo effect

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Process of light and heat being reflected off arctic sea ice and sent back to space. This helps regulate out climate because it is getting rid of excess heat

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Carbon sinks

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Glaciers
Forests
Fossil fuels

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Carbon source

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Burning fossil fuel
Respiration
Forest fires

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Two gases that make up earths atmosphere

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Nitrogen and oxygen

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Layers of the atmosphere

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Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere

Weather occurs in troposphere

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