Chapter 13
Chapter 13 (continued)
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Assorted Chapters
100
the long-term prevailing weather conditions at a particular place based upon records taken
What is climate
100
the area in the atmosphere where ozone is highly concentrated
What is the ozone layer
100
the fresh water on earth's land surface
What is surface water
100
when harmful substances build up in the air to unhealthy levels
What is air pollution
100
the increase in global temperature(ch.13)
What is global warming
200
thedistance from the equator measured in degrees North or South
What is latitude
200
gasses that absorb and radiate heat
What are greenhouse gasses
200
the amount of space between particles that make up a rock
What is porosity
200
a pollutant that is put directly into the air by human activity
What is a primary pollutant
200
any form of genetic material such as that contained within the reproductive, or germ, cells in plants and animals(ch.10)
What is germ plasm
300
when the Eastern Pacific is warmer than usual
What is El Nino
300
when the Eastern Pacific is cooler than usual
What is La nina
300
the ability of rock or soil to allow water to flow through
What is permeability
300
when cooler air is trapped beneath warmer air above
What is temperature inversion
300
a layer of soil in tundras that is permanently frozen solid(ch.6)
What is permafrost
400
the thinning of stratospheric ozone that occurs over the poles during the spring
What is the ozone hole
400
a human-made chemical that damages the ozone layer, for years these chemicals were thought to be miracle chemicals
What are chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
400
an underground formation that contains groundwater is called
What is an aquifer
400
minerals that form in long, thin fibers and that are valued for their strength and resistance to heat
What is asbestos
400
a verbal or graphical explanation for how a system works or is organized(ch.2)
What is a conceptual model
500
clouds made of water and nitric acids
What is polar stratospheric clouds
500
it requires developed countries to decrease emissions of carbon dioxide by an average of 5 percent below their 1990 levels by 2012
What is the Kyoto protocal
500
a flowing network of water that forms when streams and rivers flow across the land
What is a river system
500
the power of hydrogen
What is pH
500
the unequal survival and reproduction that results from the presence or absence of particular traits
What is natural selection
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