Ch. 13 Test Review

Compounds that contain chlorine and cause ozone destruction in the upper atmosphere.

• Hydrofluorocarbons

• Chlorofluorocarbons

• Chloromethane

• Carbon tetrachloride

Elevated water temperatures in the eastern Pacific Ocean that causes increased rainfall in the southern part of the United States.

• La Niña

• El NIño

• La Sombrero

• El Taco

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The increase in Earth's average surface temperature.

• Greenhouse Effect

• Troposphere

• global warming

• CFC's

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

International agreement that seeks to limit CO₂ emissions from developed countries.

• NATO

• Treaty of Paris

• Kyoto Protocol

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Gases such as CO₂, CFC's, methane, and nitrous oxide.

• greenhouse gases

• freons

• butanes

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Lowered water temperatures in the eastern Pacific Ocean that affects global weather patterns.

• El Camino

• El Niño

• La Niña

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Complex set of equations relating concentrations of atmospheric gases, winds, and many other variables.

• weather patterns

• climate models

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Has a strong effect on climate due the tilt of Earth's axis.

• Longitude

• Latitude

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This is described by "Cool summers, cold winters with lots of snow - about 75 cm of precipitation each year."

• weather

• climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This is described by "It's hot and sunny today. The temperature is 88º F at 11 a.m."

• climate

• weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5