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Factors that Affect Climate Change Flashcards

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It refers to zones in a range of latitude betweem 40° and 60/70°.

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Temperate Climate

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Refers to the zones within latiitudes between 5/10° to 35°.

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Tropic or Tropical Climate

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It is the geographic coordinatee that specifies the north-south position of a point on the surface of Earth.

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Latitude

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The three general climatic zones with respect to latitude:

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Arctic, tropic, and temperate

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Regions found at 66° n to the North Pole comprise the Arctic Region; from 66.5° to the South Pole is the _.

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Arctic

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It is forced by wind stress on the sea surface including momentum exchange. It dominates in the upper hundred meters from the sea surface.

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Wind-driven circulation

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It is an “overturning” circulation in which warm water flows poleward near the surface and is subsequently converted to cold water and flows equatorward in the interior.

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Thermohaline circulation

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It is the average of all weather conditions of an area over a long period of time.

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Climate

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Generally refers to the day-to-day temperature and precipitation activity in the atmoshpere.

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Weather

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It receives the most solar radiation

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Equator

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Air pressure is directly proportional to temperature. True or False

Under Altitude/Elevation

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True

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It deflects the moving air to the right of its initial direction in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left of its inital direction in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Coriolis effect

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It refers to the shape of the land’s surface

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Relief or Topography

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It can occur anywhere as long as there is an uneven heating of Earth’s Surface

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Convective currents

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It refers to the recent and ongoing rise in global average temperature near Earth’s surface.

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Global warming

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Main Indicators of Climate Change:

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  1. Air temperature over land
  2. Sea surface temperature
  3. Air temperature over oceans
  4. Sea level
  5. Ocean heat
  6. Humidity
  7. Tropospheric temperature
17
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A gas in the atmoshpere that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range.

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Greenhouse gas

18
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Most prevalent of the GHG. It is considered as a natural greenhouse gas and acts as a feedback to the climate

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Water Vapor

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Naturally occuring chemical compound that is released through natural processes such as respiration and volcanic eruptions

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Carbon Dioxide

20
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Is anything that absorbs more carbon than it released

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Carbon Sink

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Is anything that releases more carbon that it absorbed

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Carbon source

22
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Forests are called carbon sinks. True or False

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True

23
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A hydrocarbon gas produced through natural sources and human activities.

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Methane

24
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Commonly known as laughing gas

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Nitrous oxide

25
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A chemical compound used as oxidizer in rocketry

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Nitrous Oxide

26
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An organic compound that contains carbon, chlorine, and flourine produced as a volative derivative of methane and ethane.

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Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)

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Effects of Climate Change:

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  1. Rising Temperature
  2. Shrinking Ice Sheets
  3. Sea Level Rise
  4. Biodiversity Depletion
  5. Ocean Acidification
  6. Extreme Weather
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Natural Causes of Climate Change:

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  1. Plants
  2. Volcanoes
  3. Forest Fires
  4. Ocean/Water Vapor
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Human Activities that Causes Climate Change:

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  1. Factories/Industries
  2. Vehicles or Transportation
  3. Deforestation
  4. Commerical/Residential Equipment (Appliances)
  5. Power Plant (Nuclear Power Plant)
30
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Refers to any action focused to reduce the intensity of radiative forcing so as to lessen the effects of global warming.

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Climate Change Mitigation

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Ways to Mitigate the Effects of Climate Change:

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  1. Increasing carbon sequestration and conservation
  2. Use of Bioenergy
  3. Reduced fertilizer use
  4. Anaerobic digestion of waste
  5. Improved energy efficiency

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