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Global

Earth

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Warming

Increased temperature

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Climate

Precipitation & tempature

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Change

Difference

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Global warming

overall increase in temperature on earth

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Climate Change

Precipitation & temperature changes in different regions

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Greenhouse effect

a natural process in which greenhouse gases absorb heat and release it slowly back into the atmosphere

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CO2

Greenhouse gas (carbon dioxide)

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Latitude

Measured distance from the equator

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Greater the latitude _______

cooler the climate

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Vegetation Climate Change

Promotes Cloud formation & absorbs carbon dioxide.

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Topography Climate change

Higher altitudes cause colder temperatures & mountain ranges affect rainfall.

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El nino

causes the Pacific jet stream to move south and spread further east. During winter, this leads to wetter conditions than usual in the Southern U.S. and warmer and drier conditions in the North.

<p>causes the Pacific jet stream to move south and spread further east<span>. During winter, this leads to wetter conditions than usual in the Southern U.S. and warmer and drier conditions in the North.</span></p>
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La nina

the periodic cooling of ocean surface temperatures in the central and east-central equatorial Pacific.

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El nino & La nina

disruptions to the normal directions of heat and moisture travelling in the pacific

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Anthropogenic

Human caused

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Why do greenhouse gases increase?

The burning of fossil fuels

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Climate change cause by the sun

because of sun cycles, radiation is strongest every 11 yrs. Earth’s orbit changes slightly in cycles

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Ice age cycles

Changes climate over periods of hundreds of thousands of years.

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Climate change cause by volcanoes

release CO2 & can cool regions if they block the sun.

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Main cause of climate change

HUMANSS

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Proxy indicator

Indicate clues about past climates

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Ex of proxy indicators

Patterns in tree rings, sediment analysis, ice core data

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With humans, Energy enters through the sun ______

and less energy leaves

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With just natural nature, energy enters from the sun ____

and the same amount of energy leaves

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CO2 concentration now

425 ppm

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CO2 concentration the earth can adapt to

350 ppm

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Climate change caused by wind

Transports moisture & heat

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Northeast & Southeast trade winds

moves wind to the west

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Westerlies

winds that move air towards the east

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