2024 BP/AP Global Climate Change

greenhouse effect

warming that results when heat from the sun is trapped by the atmosphere

greenhouse gas

a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing heat

trend

general direction in which something is developing or changing

pattern

information that repeats predictably

industrial revolution

the transformation from an agricultural to an industrial society, 1800s in the US

effects of global climate change

rising sea level, extreme weather, droughts, and extinctions

fossil fuel

fuels formed millions of years ago from the remains of living organisms, coal, oil, natural gas

deforestation

removal of trees faster than forests can regrow

renewable resource

resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed

non renewable resource

natural resource that cannot be replaced when it is used up

greenhouse gas examples

carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor

weather

temperature, wind, clouds and precipitation at a day and time

climate

average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

geothermal energy

pipes air down into the ground to capture or release heat

hydroelectric energy

electrical energy produced by the flow of water

carbon sequestration

method of storing carbon emissions to prevent their release into the atmosphere

carbon cycle

movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back