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21 Cards in this Set
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Greenhouse Effect
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trapping of heat from the sun in the atmosphere
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Effectiveness of CFCs
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10,000 - 25,000 (compared to CO2)
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Greenhouse effect allows
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visible and uv light of short wavelenght to pass through atmosphere to heat the air and Earth.
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Main Greenhouse Gases
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methane, carbon dioxide, ozone, water vapour, dinitrogen monoxide,chlorofluorocarbons
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Effects of Greenhouse gases depend on
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abundance and ability of the gases to absorb heat
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Effectiveness of methane when compared with carbon dioxide
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30 times more effective
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results of global warming
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increase in temperature by .5 degrees
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Greenhouse effect definition
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trapping of heat in the atmosphere
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What the temperature of the earth depends on
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Amount of sunlight recieved and ability of the atmosphere to retain heat
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Earths Average tempature
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16 C or 60 F
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Period after which the abundance of greenhouse gases increased
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Industrial Revolution
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List of Greenhouse Gases
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Water vapour, Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Dinitrogen monoxide, Ozone, Chlorofluocarbons
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natural greenhouse gasses include
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H2O and CO2
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Gobal Warming
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The gradual increase in planetwide tempatures
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Global Warming gets worse
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as greenhouse gases increase
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The greenhouse affect
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is the trapping of heat in the atmosphere
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4 major greenhouse gases
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CH4; H2O vapor
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Effect og Global Warming
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temperature increase by 0.5 degree Celcius, precipitation increase, sea level increase
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temperature of earth depends on
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amount of sunlight received, proportions absorbed by the earth or reflected back into space, and the extent to which the atmosphere retains heat
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earth's average temperatures
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16 - 60 degrees Celsius
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short wavelength sunlight
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penetrates atmosphere to warm earth's surface, which absorbs some of the energy
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