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2024 Global Climate Change
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greenhouse effect
warming that results when heat from the sun is trapped by the atmosphere
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greenhouse gas
a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing heat
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trend
general direction in which something is developing or changing
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pattern
information that repeats predictably
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industrial revolution
the transformation from an agricultural to an industrial society, 1800s in the US
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effects of global climate change
rising sea level, extreme weather, droughts, and extinctions
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fossil fuel
fuels formed millions of years ago from the remains of living organisms, coal, oil, natural gas
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deforestation
removal of trees faster than forests can regrow
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renewable resource
resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed
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non renewable resource
natural resource that cannot be replaced when it is used up
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greenhouse gas examples
carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor
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weather
temperature, wind, clouds and precipitation at a day and time
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climate
average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
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