Vocab
Natural Factors
Human Influence
Graphs
Wild
100
the state of the atmosphere at a specific place and time
What is weather?
100
A large volcanic eruption may cause the climate to do this for about a year
What is cool down
100
Humans impact global warming by increasing the amount of these in the atmosphere
What are greenhouse gases?
100
Reason for the trend of this graph:
What is the burning of fossil fuels?
100
The difference between climate and weather
Weather is daily/ short-term, climate is long-term weather patterns
200
the clearing of forests, primarily for agriculture, cattle ranching, logging, and urban expansion
What is deforestation?
200
The Milankovitch Cycles include changes in Earths _________ and _________ over thousands of years.
What is orbit and tilt?
200
Cars and factory emissions are examples of the burning of these
What are fossil fuels?
200
The reason why this is most likely happening
What is global warming?
200
The reason why the greenhouse effect isn't entirely bad
What is It keeps the earth at a temperature that supports life?
300
a warmer geological interval characterized by rising global temperatures, retreating ice sheets, and rising sea levels
What is an interglacial period?
300
El Nino causes wind shifts in the Pacific Ocean which may cause temporary ________ eventually leading to droughts and floods.
What is warming?
300
Factors that release methane into the atmosphere
What is raising livestock and using landfills?
300
The most abundant greenhouse gas
What is carbon dioxide?
300
The most powerful greenhouse gas in heat holding potential
What is methane?
400
the natural process by which gases in Earth's atmosphere absorb and re-emit infrared radiation (heat) that is radiated from the Earth's surface
What is the greenhouse effect?
400
Reason why scientists have to pay close attention to El Nino cycles
What is global crops are affected by flooding/ droughts
400
Rising sea levels and increased temperatures are a result of this
What is global warming?
400
Describe the trend and why it is most likely occurring
Answers vary (Ms. Ennis will approve)
400
How climate change influences weather events
What is increasing extremity and frequency?
500
deviation of a curve or orbit from circularity
What is eccentricity?
500
Reflects sunlight causing cooling after a volcanic eruption
What is ash and sulfur
500
This event marks the point when carbon dioxide levels and global temperatures shifted significantly
What is the Industrial Revolution?
500
A scientist identifies this as the reason for a dip in global surface temperatures for about a year
What is Volcanic Eruption?
500
A volcanic eruption that influenced global temperature and how it influenced global temp
What is Mt. Pinatubo or El Chichon and cooling