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What is the Greenhouse effect?
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When gasses are trapped in the Earths atmosphere.
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What is Global Warming?
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When the Earths atmosphere is warmed by Greenhouse Gasses.
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Do humans directly impact Global Warming and The Greenhouse Effect?
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Yes. We impact both by burning fossil fuels and such.
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How is the Greenhouse effect related to global warming?
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The Greenhouse effects causes Global Warming.
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How does deforestation effect global warming?
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Deforestation causes the stop of photosynthesis which turns carbon into Oxygen and Carbon is the cause of Greenhouse gasses.
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What are fossil fuels? How do they impact the atmosphere?
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Fossil fuels are oil and gasoline. They impact the atmosphere because when burned they send carbon into the atmosphere.
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Primarily, what has destroyed the ozone layer?
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CFC's have destroyed the Ozone layer.
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AS temperatures on Earth rise, what happens to ice forms? What in turn happens to sea levels? What in turn happens to coastlines?
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Ice forms melt and sea levels rise and then coastlines shrink.
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Where does the gulf stream effect water temperatures?
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Along the East Coast of the U.S
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What are heat islands? How are they formed?
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New concentration of heat in an area. They are formed when roads and roofs are built that absorb heat.
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What is the windward side of a mountain/ Leeward side?
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The windward side is the side that the wind blows to and the leeward has not as strong wind.
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How does the windward side of a mountain have a wet climate?
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