Chapter 16 Vocab Practice

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Natural process where gases trap heat near Earth, preventing it from escaping.

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Greenhouse effect

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Gas trapping heat near Earth, includes CO2 and methane.

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Greenhouse gases

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Change in global weather patterns; includes shifts in temperatures, winds, rainfall, and storm frequency.

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Global climate change

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Increase in Earth's avg. surface temp.

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Global warming

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Capturing CO₂ from the atmosphere or large sources like power plants for long-term storage.

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Carbon sequestration

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Periodic change in air pressure, wind, ocean temp, and circulation in the Pacific.

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El Nino

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Cooling of equatorial Pacific causing weather changes, less extensive than El Niño.

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La Nina

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A large community of plants and animals in a distinct region.

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Biome shift

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Period of below-average precipitation causing water shortages.

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Drought

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Significantly different weather event from the usual pattern

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Extreme weather