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Vocab- Greenhouse effect/gobal
this is vocab that has to do with the greenhouse effect and global warming
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02/05/2005

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CFC's
Definition
Cloral Floral Carbons; destroy and weaken the ozone layer
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Greenhouse glasses
Definition
the glasses of a greenhouse
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UV radition
Definition
Radiation that lying in the ultraviloet range
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Ozone Layer
Definition
A layer in the stratosphere that blocks ultraviolet radition from the sun
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El Nino ( tilde(~) over the N)
Definition
a warming over the ocean surface
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La Nina (tilde (~)Over the N)
Definition
a cooling of the ocean surface
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Gata (Gaya) Hypothesis
Definition
A hypothesis thet says What you do to the earth effects the whole planet
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Troposphere
Definition
The lowest region of the atomusphere
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Catalaytic Chain Reaction
Definition
a chain reaction that uses special chemicals to make someting happen
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Cateracs
Definition
something harmful that is cause by ultraviolet radiation
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langerhan cells
Definition
cells int he skin that help to finght off infetction. you can get skin cancer if they are destroyed by ultraviolet light
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Feron
Definition
most commenly type of cfc used- A trademark used for a variety of non flamebal gasous and liquids on hydrocarbons employed as aresole
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EPA
Definition
Evnviormential Protectection Agency- An agency that procts the enviroment, reduces polution.
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Photovoltic
Definition
Producion voltage when exposed to radient energy
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Coastal erosion
Definition
A natural process ocan shores are constantly hit by waves and storms, and are constantly changing
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Smog
Definition
fog that has been polluted bye smoke
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DOE
Definition
Department of Energ- The fedral department responsable for maintaing engergy policy of the USA
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Deforestaion
Definition
To cut down and clear away the trees form a forest
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Aersol
Definition
A substamnce packaged under with a gaseous propellen for paeticles
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Saline Intrusion
Definition
Entrapped saltwater in an esturay will becoms stratified
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Clmate modeling
Definition
a computer model which include many componants of the climate system
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Nitrous Oxide
Definition
Laughing gas- A colorless sweet tasing gas used as mild anesthetic in denctestry and sugery/ makes up smog
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Little Ice Age
Definition
Expansion of mountians and glaicers and cooling of gobal temperatures (like and ice age but smaller)
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Suppressor Lymphocytes (su-pres-er Lim-pho-cites)
Definition
Supresses antibody production by B-cells
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Carbon Monoxide
Definition
Colorless oderless posiones gas formed by the incomplete combustion of carbon material
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Methane
Definition
Colorless oderless gass that is constitunt flammable gas and is used a fuel and source of H2O
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Carbon Dioxide
Definition
Colorless odorless gas formed during resperation cumbustion and photosynthesis
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