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| a gas capable of absorbing infrared radiation (IR) and re-emitting it as heat. |
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| the process by which atmospheric gases trap IR radiation and returns it to the surface of the earth as heat. |
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| the observed increase in the average temperature of the surface of the earth. |
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| Enhanced Greenhouse Effect |
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| the phenomenon of greenhouse gases return more than 80% of absorbed IR radiation to the surface of the earth as heat. |
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| Average Temperature of the earth's surface |
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water(varies)
Carbon dioxide
methane
nitrous oxide
O3 cfcs, hfc(not as relative) |
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| the process by which carbon dioxide and water are converted to glucose(sugar)and oxygen gas in the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll. |
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| temperature maxima come approximately every 10,000 years |
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| temperature maxima appoximately every 11 years |
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| 3 ways the earths orbit changes |
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| eccentricity, precession, and tilt |
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| 4 causes of climate changes on the Earth |
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Variation in Sun's activity
Orbit of Earth
Volcanic Eruptions
Greenhouse Gases |
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