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WTS - Climate Change Flashcards

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Climate change

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Long term changes in the average weather conditions on Earth

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Greenhouse effect

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Natural phenomenon where small particles trap heat from Sun that is reflected off Earth, greenhouse gases add to layer in the atmosphere, steadily warming up the Earth as it thickens

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Global warming

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The increase in average temperatures of Earth’s surface, air, and oceans

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