Climate Change Flashcards
What is anthropogenic?
CO2 caused by human activity
What are proxy records?
Records that are gathered by natural records of climate variability
What is CO2?
Carbon dioxide
What is methane(CH4)?
A colourless, odourless flammable gas that the main component of natural gas
What is the Greenhouse Gas Effect(GHGE)?
A natural energy trapping process
What are Mountain Pine Beetles?
An insect that is slowly getting rid of pine trees, by feeding off of them
What is an ice core?
A piece of data, a cylinder extracted from thousands of feet beneath glaciers, can be recorded from 100,000’s of years ago
5 effects of climate change
- Drought and floods
- More frequent, stronger hurricanes
- Increasing sea level
- Increased salinization
- Global average temperature is increasing
What is nitrous oxide(NO2)
Byproduct of combustion reactions, chemical compound and found naturally in soil and in manure
What is feedback loop?
An infinitive effect and adds to itself
What is weather?
Atmospheric condition(like temperature; rain, snow, windy, sunny)
What is climate?
The usual pattern of weather in a region over a long period of time
What is altitude?
Height above sea level
What is latitude?
Horizontal lines, parallel to the equator
What is temperature?
A degree of hotness or coldness that can be measured
