Climate Change, Energy Crisis, and Environmental Awareness Flashcards
1
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Short term, limited area, can change rapidly, and difficult to predict. It is what’s happening outside right now.
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Weather
2
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Long term, wide area, seasonal changes, and measured over long spans of time. it is the average of many years of weather observation.
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Climate
3
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two main factors of climate change
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Natural factors and Artificial factors
4
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Natural Factors
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- Volcanic eruptions
- Ocean current
- Earth orbital changes
- Solar variations
- Forest fire
5
Q
Artificial factors
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- human activities
- emission of greenhouse gases
- solar radiation
6
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effect of global warming
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- sea level rising
- global temperature is rising
- health risk
- melting polar icebergs and glaciers
- arctic sea ice loss
7
Q
what can be done?
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- heating and cooling
- conserve hot water
- conserve in the car
- conserve electricity
- reduce waste
8
Q
renewable power plants in the Philippines
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- Calatagan solar farm
- Bangui wind farm
- Magat dam
- Manapala Biopwer
- Palinpinon geothermal power plant
9
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Nonrenewable power plants in the Philippines
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- Sual power plant
- Aboitiz power
- Malampaya power plant
- Bataan nuclear power plant
10
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causes f energy crisis
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- overconsumption
- overpopulation
- poor infrastructure
- unexplored renewable energy options
- delay in commissioning of power plants
- wars and attacks
- miscellaneous factors (eg. political events, strikes, tax hikes, severe weather changes)
