Energy in the Atmosphere
When energy hits the surface and increases temperature.
What is energy absorbed by the surface?
Overall direction a graph is moving.
What is a trend?
Global average temperature increases when___absorbed by the surface increases.
What is energy?
___release carbon dioxide through burning gasoline and fossil fuels while driving.
What are cars?
Layers of gases surrounding a planet.
What is atmosphere?
Gas that redirects energy back to Earth
What is carbon dioxide?
Small changes to the graph that do not affect the trend.
What are fluctuations?
When the amount of___or methane in the atmosphere changes, the amount of energy absorbed by the surface also changes.
What is carbon dioxide?
Carbon dioxide is released through___.
What is combustion?
Scientific name for carbon dioxide.
What is CO2?
Gas that redirects energy back into space.
What is sulfur dioxide?
A system can be___, even as something flows in and out of the system. If this balanced flow is disrupted, there may be changes to the system.
What is stable?
Methane can be released through___.
What is livestock?
Weather pattern in one place for a long period of time.
What is climate?
Two gases that trap energy in the atmosphere.
What are carbon dioxide and methane?
Energy source from the sun that doesn't release carbon dioxide.
What is solar power?
Scientific name for methane.
What is CH4?
Gas in the atmosphere that does not affect Earth's temperatures.
What is nitrogen dioxide?
This method can decrease carbon dioxide and increase habitats for animals.
What is reforestation?
Destroying forests in order to build farms or homes.
What is deforestation?