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39 Cards in this Set
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Climate in a region
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Long term atmospheric condition
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Circulation patterns
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Warm air rises and cools as it rises
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CO2 levels sine 1958
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Higher in winter, lower in summer, but winter highs are higher each year, but summer lows have not fallen.
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Why does latitude strongly influence climate?
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More solar energy falls on areas closer to the equator.
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The gas most responsible for the Greenhouse Effect is...
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Water vapor
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True statement about Greenhouse gases is
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Greenhouse gases trap heat that is radiated upward from Earth.
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Chlorofluorocarbon molecules are environmentally significant because...
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Their chlorine atoms can destroy many ozone molecules.
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Ultraviolet radiation is dangerous because...
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It can damage genetic material in cells.
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La Nina is the___________ phase of the El Nino--Southern Oscillation cycle.
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cold
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What is not a consequence of a rise in global temperature?
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Increased polar ice mass
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When it's summer in the Southern Hemispere it is _________ in the Northern Hemishpere.
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Winter
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When the amount of Ozone in the Stratoshpere decreases...
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More ultraviolet light is able to reach Earth.
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During an __________ period, winds push warm water eastward in the Pacific Ocean.
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El Nino
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Trade winds, westerlies, and polar easterlies are examples of ___________winds.
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Prevailing
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Though CFC production has cut back, the threat to stratospheric ozone continues because CFC's ________ in the atmoshpere for decades.
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Stay
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The _________ is a process by which the atmosphere traps heat that is radiated from Earth's suface.
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Green House Effect
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A predicted increas in Earth's average temperature caused by human activities and the subsequent release of gases such as carbon dioxide is known as___________.
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Global Warming
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If polar ice masses melt as a result of global warming, sea levels will___________.
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Rise
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As a result of the destruction of stratospheric ozone, these animals,________________,will be especially vulnerable to increased UV radiation due to their eggs lacking shells.
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Amphibians
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One serious consequence of global warming, a rise in sea levels, could result in _______________ of beaches.
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Distruction
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Surface water
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Fresh water on earth's land surface
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Most of the earth's fresh water is found in ___________
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Glaciers
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What could you do to conserver water?
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Shorter showers, Turn off water when you are brushing your teeth,
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Pollutants in the ocean come from where?
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Activities on land
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Largest US watershed
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Mississippi
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Point source pollution
vs. Non-point source pollution |
Point from a single source
Non-point from many different sources |
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Why are phosphates in detergents banned?
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They are a major cause of entrophication.
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Thermal Pollution
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Temperature increase in the body
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Artificial Eutrophication
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Increase the nutrients in the body
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Primary Air Pollutants
vs. Secondary Air Pollutants |
Primary is caused by human activities.
Secondary is naturally occurring. |
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Catalytic Converter
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Help remove harmful substances.
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What is PH?
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Power of Hydrogen
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What contributes to acid?
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CO2
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What substance leach out of the soil and harm the fish in lakes?
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Aluminum
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Where does the acid rain in Canada come from?
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Produced Pollutants
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What pollutant is emitted from cars and causes acid rain?
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CO2
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VOC
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Volitile Organic Compounds
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Arable Land
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farmland
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Where does irrigated water come from?
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Lakes or rivers
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