Climate Change Flashcard

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FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is climate in a region?
Back
The long-term behavior of the atmosphere.
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the Milankovitch cycle that affects the wobbling of Earth’s axis of rotation called?
Back
Precession.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the Milankovitch cycle that affects the shape of Earth’s orbit called?
Back
Eccentricity.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
How does deforestation affect carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere?
Back
Trees are cut down and can no longer remove CO2 from the atmosphere.
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS2-6
NGSS.HS-LS2-5
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What happens to global temperatures when there is a decrease in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
Back
Global temperatures decrease.
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS2-4
NGSS.HS-ESS3-5
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What are greenhouse gases?
Back
Gases in the atmosphere that trap heat, such as carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O).
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS2-6
NGSS.HS-ESS3-5
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is the greenhouse effect?
Back
The process by which greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere, keeping the Earth warm.
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS2-6
NGSS.HS-ESS3-5
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