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Distinguish between weather and climate |
Weather: state of an atmosphere and tempature for a short period of time. Climate: state of an atmosphere and tempature for a long period of time. |
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Greenhouse gases |
Earth emits thermal energy. Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere absorb this energy and radiate it in all directions. Human activities have affected the greenhouse effect which is why it may be responsible for recent climate change. |
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Discuss causes and effects in climate change |
Cause: Global Warming, Effect: Global warming increases the concentration of the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Acid precipitation, Effect: Acid rain have pollutants in them and there cussed by Ann made factories which are affecting climate change in a negative way. Carbon Loading, effect: Well carbon footprints show how everyday people use all of there resources and how they are towards the envoirment. Anthropogenic, effect: Humans affect climate change everyday by wasting resources and by not recycling properly and just being overall wasteful. Non-anthropongenic, effects: Nature isn't the problemn, it's humans. |
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Rotation of the Earth |
Rotation of the Earth is the Earth's rotation around its own axis.as it views the Polaris star, it turns counter clockwise. |
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Seasons revolution around the sun |
At a given time, if a planet is exposed to the ray of the sun, this is how to tell what season it currently is |
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Albedo effect |
The albedo effect is when the fraction of solar energy reflects from the Earth into space. |
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Describe the formation of a low pressure system and the effects of a high pressure system |
The effects of a high pressure system are the wind blows away from high pressure. Winds of high pressure swirl in to the opposite direction and spin clockwise north of the equator. |
