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Climate change Flashcards

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Weather

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The state of the atmosphere (rain, wind, sunshine)

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Climate

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Weather condition in an area

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Altitude

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The height of the object

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Latitude

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The angle distance from north to south

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Temperature

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Intensity of heat presence

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Thermal expansion of water

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Tendency of matter to shape, area and volume

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Greenhouse Gases

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A gas that contributes to the greenhouse by collecting infrared radiation. For example, carbon dioxide

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Fossil Fuels

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Natural fuel like coal or gas

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Ozone

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Unstable toxic gas

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Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC)

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Compounds of carbon, hydrogen, chlorine and fluorine

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Carbon “sink”

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Object that can absorbs more carbon than it releases carbon dioxide

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Carbon “footprint”

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The amount of carbon dioxide and other carbon compounds created by fossil fuels

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Greenhouse gas effect

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Increase of carbon dioxide in the air that can trap the heat from the sun

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CO2

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Carbon dioxide

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Methane (CH4)

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Flammable hydrocarbon gas

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Nitrous Oxide (NO2)

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Non-flammable hydrocarbon gas AKA Laughing gas

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Effects of Climate change (give 5)

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Sea level rises
Snow will melt in Antarctica
Ice will melt in Antarctica 
Warming oceans 
Global temperature rises
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Proxy Record

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Data that is about the climate variability

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Feedback Loop

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A term when part of the output of a situation is used for new input

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Mountain Pine Beetle

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A native insects that attacks Pines

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Ice core

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Core from the ice sheet or a high mountain glacier

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Anthropogenic

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Environmental pollution that is made in human activity

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