Climate Change + Global Warming Flashcards

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What is the definition of temperature?

A

How hot or cold it is.

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What is the definition of weather?

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The day to day changes in the earths atmosphere.

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What is the definition of climate?

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The average weather taken over a period of time usually 30 years.

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What is the definition of drought?

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No rain/water for a long time.

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What is a hurricane?

  • weather
  • climate
  • temperature
A

Weather

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What are the fossil fuels?

A

Gas oil coal

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What is the worst country for global warming? Explain your answer.

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USA- because they have a high population and they said they didn’t want to cut down on anything and they are a rich country.

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What are so things caused by and causing global warming?

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Causing: Mountains melting. Caused by:Natural causes like heating up from the ice age. Mega volcanos. Meteorite impacts. Methane (cows). Humans.

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