Climate change Flashcards
Weather
The state of the atmosphere (rain, wind, sunshine)
Climate
Weather condition in an area
Altitude
The height of the object
Latitude
The angle distance from north to south
Temperature
Intensity of heat presence
Thermal expansion of water
Tendency of matter to shape, area and volume
Greenhouse Gases
A gas that contributes to the greenhouse by collecting infrared radiation. For example, carbon dioxide
Fossil Fuels
Natural fuel like coal or gas
Ozone
Unstable toxic gas
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC)
Compounds of carbon, hydrogen, chlorine and fluorine
Carbon “sink”
Object that can absorbs more carbon than it releases carbon dioxide
Carbon “footprint”
The amount of carbon dioxide and other carbon compounds created by fossil fuels
Greenhouse gas effect
Increase of carbon dioxide in the air that can trap the heat from the sun
CO2
Carbon dioxide
Methane (CH4)
Flammable hydrocarbon gas
Nitrous Oxide (NO2)
Non-flammable hydrocarbon gas AKA Laughing gas
Effects of Climate change (give 5)
Sea level rises Snow will melt in Antarctica Ice will melt in Antarctica Warming oceans Global temperature rises
Proxy Record
Data that is about the climate variability
Feedback Loop
A term when part of the output of a situation is used for new input
Mountain Pine Beetle
A native insects that attacks Pines
Ice core
Core from the ice sheet or a high mountain glacier
Anthropogenic
Environmental pollution that is made in human activity