DIFFERENT GREENHOUSE GASES Flashcards
1
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Warming that results when the atmosphere traps heat radiating from the earth toward space
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Greenhouse effect
2
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Most prevalent of GHG
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Water vapor
3
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Naturally occurring chemical compound that is released through natural processes
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Carbon dioxide
4
Q
Anything that absorbs more carbon
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Carbon sink
5
Q
anything that releases more carbon it absorbed
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Carbon source
6
Q
Hydrocarbon gas produced through natural sources and human activities
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Methane
7
Q
Known as laughing gas
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Nitrous Oxide
8
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Organic compounds that contain carbon, chlorine, and fluorine that produce as volatile derivative of methane and ethane
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Chlorofluorocarbons
