ECOLOGY Flashcards
What are greenhouse gases
Gases in the atmosphere
What are greenhouse gases made of
Methane
Water vapour
Carbon dioxide
Nitrous oxide
What are the stages of water cycle
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
What is climate change
Change in the earths climate system in result in new weather patterns
Causes of climate change
Burning fossil fuels
Deforestation
Greenhouse gases
What is global warming
Increase in overall temperature of the earths atmosphere
What is evaporation
Changing water from liquid to gas due to heat
What is condensation
Cooling of water
Gas to liquid
What is precipitation
Rain
What are the 4 sphere
Atmosphere
Lithosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
What is the atmosphere
Later of gas surrounding the earth
What is the lithosphere
All rocks and minerals of the earth
What is he hydrosphere
All water
What is the biosphere
All living organisms of the earth
What is the carbon cycle
Cycle of carbon through the sphere
What are stages of the carbon cycle
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Combustion
What is photosynthesis
Process of energy to glucose
What is respiration
Chemical process releasing energy from glucose in muscle cells
What is combustion
Burning shit
Causes of greenhouse gases
Burning of fossil fuels
Deforestation
What happens when we burn fossil fuels
Releases carbon dioxide. A greenhouse gas. Which is then trapped in atmosphere
What is an ecosystem.
A biological community of living organism and the environment
