Unit 9 topics
The ozone layer is damaged by this air pollutant
What are CFCs
This is the most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere
What is CO2
The largest carbon sink in the world
What are the oceans
This is the main cause of coral bleaching
What is the higher ocean temperature
An organism that is successful in a new environment due to access to a wide range of tolerance
What are invasive species
This part of CFCs is what actually breaks down ozone
What is chlorine
The decrease of pH in ocean waters
What is ocean acidification
Marine organisms make their shells from calcium and this other compound
This effect traps heat in the earth's atmosphere
What is the greenhouse effect
Fragmented habitat can be reconnected most directly by these
What are wildlife corridors
The layer of the atmosphere where ground level ozone is found
What is the troposphere
Factors that change the behaviors and fitness of organisms within an environment
The term for a species who is very close to extinction
What is endangered
The term to describe something that is human caused
What is anthropogenic
The climate of a region is determined by these two factors
What are average temperature and precipitation
The global collaboration that banned CFCs in an effort to decrease the depletion of the ozone layer
What is the Montreal Protocol
The acronym that describes habitat destruction, invasive species, population growth, pollution, climate change, and over exploitation
What is HIPPCO
Climate scientists study these, which are samples drilled from ice sheets or glaciers
What are ice cores
Sea levels are rising a s result of melting land ice and what other factor
What is thermal expansion
The unit of measurement used to measure CO2 and other gasses in the atmosphere
What is PPM (parts per million)
The following is an example of what:
Earth warms, snow melts, meaning less solar energy is radiated back into space and instead is absorbed by the Earth's surface, causing more melting
What is a positive feedback loop
Carbon dioxide and seawater combine to form this
Carbonic acid
This is the hottest year on record
What is 2024
This is an organisms that can cause disease
What is a pathogen