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processes that emit carbon into the atmosphere.
Carbon Sources
The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
Weather
the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the equator.
Latitude
the surface features of an area.
Topography
height above sea level
Elevation
the currents on the surface of the ocean
Surface Currents
a long period of cooling during which ice sheets spread beyond the polar regions.
Ice Age
process by which gases in the atmosphere absorb and radiate energy as heat back to the Earth.
Greenhouse effect
The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves.
deforestation
The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
Weather
A gradual increase in average global temperature.
Global Warming
The super-continent that existed 200 million years ago
Pangaea
an international agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Kyoto Protocol
tiny, solid particles suspended in air or water
Particulates
ocean temperatures are higher than normal in the tropical pacific
El Nino
ocean temperatures colder in eastern tropical pacific
La Nina
dark areas of the sun that disappear and appear about every 11 years
Sunspots
a change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment.
Adaptation
Horizontal movement of air from high to low pressure
Wind
rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.
Precipitation