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20 Cards in this Set
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Greenhouse effect |
sun warmth is trapped in the planet’s lower atmosphere due to gases. |
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Common greenhouse gases |
water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, and nitrous oxide. |
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Which gas is the most implicated in the increased warming patterns of Earth? |
Water Vapor |
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Primary force responsible for climate change: |
human activity |
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Coriolis effect |
when the earth’s rotation deflects the movement of air over different parts of the earth. |
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Importance of studying climate and climate change |
helps us understand how humans influence the Earth’s climate system. Helps us improve the ability of computer models to simulate future climate. |
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Glaciers and sea levels (climate change) |
glaciers will melt and sea levels will rise. |
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Global precipitation patterns and water availability/extreme weather patterns (climate change) |
higher risk of severe weather. |
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Distribution of organisms/biodiversity climate change |
affects the incidence of waterborne diseases. |
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Temperatures of the ocean (climate change) |
surface temperature of the ocean rises |
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Why climate varies around the globe |
wind direction caused by the Coriolis effect causes certain places to be colder or warmer. Mountains can also affect the amount of rainfall. Being closer to the sea results in lower temperature fluctuations. |
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Evidence of human activities causing global warming |
burning fossil fuels caused greenhouse gases to build up in the atmosphere. |
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Cholera(bacteria): |
disease of the small intestine that causes reverse osmosis. |
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Polio(virus): |
a highly infectious disease that destroys nerve cells in the spinal cord and causes paralysis. |
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Naegleria (amoeba): |
infects the brain and eats it. It enters the brain through the nerves that are responsible for smell. |
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Helminth (worm) |
parasitic, disease-causing organism that lives on or in a human or other animal. Example: tapeworm. |
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Primary reason waterborne diseases are seen in many underdeveloped countries |
they cannot afford sanitation facilities. |
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What disease, with epidemics common during the 1900s, results in paralysis |
Polio! |
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What waterborne disease afflicted Haiti following the hurricane |
cholera! |
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Which disease discussed in class is caused by parasitic worms: |
river blindness |
