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44 Cards in this Set
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Weather |
Conditions at a certain time |
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Climate |
Average conditions over period of time |
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What are weather/climate effected by? |
Latitude Elevation Air mass Distance to water |
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Sun |
Source of all energy |
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Thermal energy |
Total kentic energy of particles in a substance |
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Biosphere |
Layer of earth that can support life |
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Biome |
Large geographical region w defined temp. & precipitation |
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Terrestrial biomes |
Temperate coniferous " deciduous " grassland Mountains Boreal forest Tundra |
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Atmosphere % |
Mostly nitrogen gas Then oxygen Then other |
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Atmosphere layers (earth to space) |
Troposphere - can support life Stratosphere - ozone gas Mesosphere - little gas Thermoshere - little gas |
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Isolation |
Amount of solar energy received earth's atmosphere |
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Albedo |
Percent of solar radiation reflected by earth's suface |
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Greenhouse |
Glass building that traps thermal energy in atmosphere |
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Conduction convection radiation |
Transfer of energy direct contact """ movement of particles from one location of another Emmisson as waves |
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Coriolis effect |
Air goes right in North hemisphere Goes left in south hemisphere |
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Ocean current transfer |
From equator to both poles |
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Net radiation budget |
Difference between incoming and outgoing radiatiom |
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Jet stream |
Band of fast air in stratosphere |
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Economic system |
Activities to produce/distribute/consume goods and services |
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Major good costs |
Labor and transportation |
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COP21 |
Environmental promise to keep temp from over +2° |
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Effects of climate change |
Developing countries Resource destruction Polital/ethical debates Division to society |
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Positive climate change |
More goods grown locally Easier to import |
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Positive feedback loop |
^ ghg emission = rising temp = melt ice = dark water = heat absorbed in ocean = restarts |
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Melting ice |
Flood land Reduce coasts Ruin biotic habitat Reduce amount freshwater Loss of property |
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Ocean currents |
Heating/cooling system Glaciers melt = ocean desalination Desalination threatens species |
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Increase in heat waves means |
Storms Droughts Wildfires Floods |
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Ghg sources |
Fossil fuels Electricity |
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Carbon footprint |
Total ghg cause directly by someone |
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ON drivers clean |
Regular emission testing |
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Global warming potential |
Ability of gas to trap thermal energy over period of time |
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Anthropogenic gh effect |
Enhancement of natural gh effect from human activities |
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Persistence |
Length of time gas stays in atmosphere |
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Carbon sink |
Process that takes CO2 out of atmosphere (photosynthesis) |
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Computer models |
Predict future climate |
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Aerosol pollution |
Partials from natural sources (volcano forest fire) and anthropogenic ones (fossil fuels) |
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Kyoto protocal |
Countries get emission reduction credits Helping developing countries etc. |
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ON action plan - Go Green - goals? |
1. Lower ghg emissions 2. Improve public transit and factories 3. ^ interest in green technology jobs 4 . Protect green space & stop deforestation |
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Trees represent climate |
Thick ring = good climate Thin = poor |
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Main ghg |
H20 vapor CO2 Methane Nitrous oxide |
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Global warning potential |
Ability of gas to trap thermal energy in atmosphere at specific time |
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Greenland ice core project |
Look at ice samples ^CO2 = humans & fossil fuels |
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Greenhouse how works |
Radiation comes in Heat absorbed Only a bit emitted and some keeps reflecting back in |
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Types of air masses |
Maritime arctic " tropic " polar Continental a " p " t |
