Global Warming Flashcards
0
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Rate of heating
A
E=S(1-A)piR2
1
Q
Heat source of global warming
A
Sunlight, short UV radiation 0.2-0.4 micro meter
2
Q
Stefan-Boltzmann constant
A
5.67 x 10-8Wm-2K-4
3
Q
Venus
A
Hot due to CO2 rich atmosphere
4
Q
Mars
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Cold due to less CO2
5
Q
Greenhouse gases
A
O3, CFCs, CH4, N2O
6
Q
CO2
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Released when fossil fuels burns - industrial revolution 1990, deforestation, CO2 generation unbalanced
7
Q
Ice cores
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Bubbles trapped, previous CO2 levels mirrored temperature changes (isotopic oxygen and ice layer thickness)
8
Q
Pre-Industrial Revolution
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CO2 levels 275ppm
