Unit 2 Flashcards

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What is the Greenhouse Effect?

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The process where the Earth's surface absorbs solar energy, emits it into the atmosphere, and greenhouse gases trap and re-radiate some of this energy back to the surface, keeping the Earth warm.

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What are the primary sources of Carbon Dioxide emissions?

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Burning fossil fuels (power plants, cars, ships), deforestation, and waste treatment.

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Flashcards based on lecture notes about the Greenhouse Effect and Greenhouse Gases.

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What is the Greenhouse Effect?

The process where the Earth's surface absorbs solar energy, emits it into the atmosphere, and greenhouse gases trap and re-radiate some of this energy back to the surface, keeping the Earth warm.

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What are the primary sources of Carbon Dioxide emissions?

Burning fossil fuels (power plants, cars, ships), deforestation, and waste treatment.

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What are the main sources of Methane emissions?

Farming activities (paddy farming, cattle rearing) and waste treatment.

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What are the primary sources of Chlorofluorocarbons?

Industrial activities.

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What are the main sources of Nitrous Oxide emissions?

Burning fossil fuels, industrial activities, farming activities and waste treatment.

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Name the four greenhouse gases mentioned in the notes.

Carbon dioxide, methane, chlorofluorocarbons, and nitrous oxide.