What is the greenhouse effect and how have people's actions affected this process Flashcards
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What is Climate Change?
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A natural Phenomena - Sun has created warmer and cooler periods
2
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What is the definition of Climate?
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Where weather patterns are taken over a long period of time (30 years)
3
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What is the definition if Global Warming?
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Describes and explains the patten of increasing global temperatures
4
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What does the Keeling Curve Show?
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- Reading of C02 Levels
- Should be 180 - 280 ppm but is 380ppm
- CO2 transferred from sinks to atmosphere (Enhanced Greenhouse Effect)
5
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Why are Temperatures Increasing?
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- Power
- Industry
- Transport
- Burning of Fossil Fuels
- Waste
