Environmental Science Flashcard

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The process in which massive chunks of glacial ice break away from land and form icebergs:

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Calving

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A long-term change in average weather conditions on Earth:

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Climate change

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A condition that causes corals to turn white as they lose the colorful algae in their tissues.

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Coral bleaching

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The process of cutting and clearing trees for fuel or farmland:

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Deforestation

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A carbon-based energy source formed in the Earth:

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Fossil fuel

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A rise in the average temperature near Earth's surface:

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Global warming

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A chemical compound released into the atmosphere where it traps heat near Earth's surface:

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Greenhouse gas

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A strong tropical storm that forms at sea and often drives high winds and heavy rain inland: Tornado, Typhoon, Cyclone, Hurricane

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Hurricane

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A thick platform of ice that extends from the shore into the ocean:

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Ice shelf

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A layer of the upper atmosphere that blocks harmful rays of the sun:

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Ozone layer