Climate Change LT 1-Greenhouse Gases

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Greenhouse gas

Gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor in the atmosphere which are involved in the greenhouse effect.

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Greenhouse Effect

Warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere

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Climate change

A change in global or regional climate patterns

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Carbon Cycle

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

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Carbon dioxide

Gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration

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Oxygen

Gas produced by photosynthesis and used in cellular respiration

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Fossil Fuels

Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals.

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Ocean Acidification

Decreasing pH of ocean waters due to absorption of excess atmospheric CO2 from the burning of fossil fuels

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Methane

greenhouse gas produced by landfills, cattle, and melting permafrost

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Permafrost

Ground that is generally permanently frozen that is starting to melt due to climate change