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| 692525159 | Salinity | a measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount of liquid | 0 | |
| 692525160 | carbon source | A body or process that releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere | 1 | |
| 692525161 | climate change | long-term significant change in the weather patterns of an area | 2 | |
| 692525162 | global warming | a rise in average global temperatures | 3 | |
| 692525163 | anthropogenic | Human-induced changes on the natural environment | 4 | |
| 692525164 | global prevailing winds | winds that move over a large area of Earth | 5 | |
| 692525165 | deforestation | The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves. | 6 | |
| 692525166 | Earth's energy budget | the balance between the amount of energy coming in from the Sun and going back out into space | 7 | |
| 692525167 | fossil fuel | fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth's crust with high carbon and hydrogen content | 8 | |
| 692525168 | Ppm | Parts per million- measuring system for the amount of substance present | 9 | |
| 692525169 | Ppb | (parts per billion) A unit used to express the concentration in a solution | 10 | |
| 692525170 | ice core | a drill core of ice that can help tell the climates of the past | 11 | |
| 692525171 | sedimentary rock | rock formed from consolidated clay sediments | 12 | |
| 692525172 | carbon footprint | refers to the amount of harmful greenhouse gases that a firm emits throughout its operations, both directly and indirectly | 13 | |
| 692525173 | albedo | the fraction of solar radiation that is reflected off the surface of an object | 14 | |
| 692525174 | milankovitch cycle | theory that says every 100,000 years the earth naturally cools down and goes into an ice age caused by the wobble of the earth's axis and change of shape of earth orbit. | 15 | |
| 692525175 | ice age | any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface | 16 | |
| 692525176 | carbon sinks | A natural environment that absorbs and stores more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it releases, which offsets greenhouse gas emissions. | 17 | |
| 692525177 | conduction | the transmission of heat or electricity or sound | 18 | |
| 692525178 | ecoregion | An environmental area characterized by specific land uses, soil types, surface form, and potential natural vegetation | 19 | |
| 692525179 | positive feedback loop | Situation in which a change in a certain direction provides information that causes a system to change further in the same direction. | 20 | |
| 692525180 | negative feedback loop | Causes a system to change in the opposite direction from which it is moving | 21 | |
| 692525181 | continental drift | the gradual movement and formation of continents (as described by plate tectonics) | 22 | |
| 692525182 | kyoto protocol | Controlling global warming by setting greenhouse gas emissions targets for developed countries | 23 | |
| 692525183 | interglacial period | A period of warmer temperatures between two ice ages. | 24 | |
| 692525184 | eccentricity | strange and unconventional behavior | 25 | |
| 692525185 | El nino | a warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas time | 26 | |
| 692525186 | La nina | a cooling of the ocean surface off the western coast of South America, occurring periodically every 4 to 12 years and affecting Pacific and other weather patterns. | 27 | |
| 692525187 | precission | The theory that the earth axis wobbles. Believed to have caused the most recent ice ages. AKA- wobbling | 28 | |
| 692525188 | ozone | a form of oxygen that has three oxygen atoms in each molecule instead of two. protects us from dangerous ultraviolet radiation from the sun | 29 | |
| 692525189 | greenhouse gases | Gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, water vapor, and ozone in the atmosphere which are involved in the greenhouse effect. | 30 | |
| 692525190 | greenhouse effect | natural situation in which heat is retained in Earth's atmosphere by carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and other gases | 31 | |
| 692525191 | infrared radiation | electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves | 32 | |
| 692525192 | thermoline circulation | deep-ocean circulation driven by variations in water density. | 33 | |
| 692525193 | ippc | ... | 34 | |
| 692525194 | thermal energy | the total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles in a substance. | 35 | |
| 692525195 | plate tectonics | The theory that explains how large pieces of the lithosphere, called plates, move and change shape | 36 | |
| 692525196 | westerlies | prevaling winds that blow from west to east between 30 degrees & 60degrees latitude in the hemisphere. | 37 | |
| 692525197 | troposphere | the layer closest to Earth, where almost all weather occurs; the thinnest layer | 38 | |
| 692525198 | stratoshere | the layer of the atmosphere in which ozone is present | 39 | |
| 692525199 | mesosphere | The middle layer of Earth's atmosphere; the layer in which most meteoroids burn up. | 40 | |
| 692525200 | exosphere | The outer layer of the thermosphere, extending outward into space. | 41 | |
| 692525201 | ozone layer | Layer of the stratosphere with a high concentration of ozone; absorbs most of the Sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation | 42 | |
| 692525202 | shallow rain effect | ... | 43 | |
| 692525203 | ultraviolet radiation | a type of energy that comes to Earth from the Sun, can damage skin and cause cancer, and is mostly absorbed by the ozone layer | 44 | |
| 692525204 | solar radiation | energy from the sun that shines on earth | 45 | |
| 692525205 | Great ocean conveyer | a global circulation pattern in which water cycles throughout ocean basins. | 46 | |
| 692525206 | glaciers | huge, slow moving sheets of ice | 47 | |
| 692525207 | ice caps | very wide,thick sheets of ice that cover large areas of land | 48 | |
| 692525208 | sea ice | ice formed by the freezing of the surface of the sea | 49 | |
| 692525209 | water cycle | the continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back | 50 | |
| 692525210 | hydrologic cycle | the natural process by which water is purified and made fresh through evaporation and precipitation. The cycle provides all the fresh water available for biological life. | 51 | |
| 692525211 | atmoshere | the thin layer of gases that surround the earth and help regulate temperatur | 52 | |
| 692525212 | doldrums | calm, windless part of the ocean near the equator | 53 | |
| 694273651 | troposphere | In the ________ layer of the atmosphere will be found weather conditions. | 54 | |
| 694273652 | Stratosphere | The very stable, calm layer of the atmosphere is the ________ layer. | 55 | |
| 694273653 | Methane | ________ absorbs more infrared radiation than does carbon dioxide. | 56 | |
| 694273654 | lost, condensies | As warm air rises in the atmoshere, heat is ________ and water vapor _______. | 57 | |
| 694273655 | stratoshere | The _______ layer contains the ozone layer. | 58 | |
| 694273656 | Warm, moist | Rain frequently results whenever_____, _____ air rises | 59 | |
| 694273657 | weather | Climate in a region is the long term, prevailing _____ conditions | 60 | |
| 694273658 | more | Latitude strongly influences climate because _____ solar energy falls on areas that are closer to the equator than to the poles. | 61 | |
| 694273659 | Phyto plankton, plants, oceans | Name 3 natural conditions that reduces carbon dioxide in the atmosphere | 62 | |
| 694273660 | cold | La Nina is the _____ phase of the El Nino-southern Oscillation cycle. | 63 | |
| 694273661 | increased | Earth's average temperature has _____ during the 20th century | 64 | |
| 694273662 | sulfur dioxide | A gas that can reach the upper atmoshere after a large scale volcanic eruption is _____ | 65 | |
| 694273663 | Lattitude | the position with respect to the equater, measured in degrees north or south. | 66 | |
| 694273664 | winter | during the summer in the Southern Hemishere, the Northern Hemisphere experiences _____ | 67 | |
| 694273665 | warm water | During an El Nino event, winds in the western PacificOcean strengthen and push _____ _____ eastward | 68 | |
| 694273666 | skin cancer | A possible consequence to humans from a thinning ozone layer is _____ _____. | 69 | |
| 694273667 | ultraviolet | as the amount of ozone in the stratospere decreases, more _______ light is able to reach Earth's surface | 70 | |
| 694273668 | Phytoplankton | Tiny, shrimp-like animals that many other marine animals depend on for food is the ______ | 71 | |
| 694273669 | human activity | Most of the warming that has been observed over the 20th century can be attributed to _____ _____ | 72 | |
| 694273670 | decreases | elevation is a factor in climate because under most conditions, temperature _____ as elevation increases. | 73 | |
| 694273671 | Chlorofluoro carbons | Compounds that contain chlorine and cause ozone destruction in the upper atmosphere is called ________ ______ | 74 | |
| 695750699 | air pollution | when harmful substances build up in the air to unhealthy levels | 75 | |
| 695750701 | primary pollutant | pollution that is directly emitted into the atmosphere | 76 | |
| 695750703 | secondary pollutant | pollutant formed by the chemical reactions of other primary or secondary pollutants | 77 | |
| 695750705 | smog | air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog | 78 | |
| 695750707 | temperature inversion | atmospheric condition in which warm air traps cooler air near the earth's surface | 79 | |
| 695750709 | sick-building syndrome | headaches, allergies, chronic fatigue and other symptoms caused by poorly vented indoor air contaminated by pathogens or toxins | 80 | |
| 695750711 | Asbestos | silica fiber product used for insulation that has been found to cause cancer | 81 | |
| 695750713 | Decibel | unit of measurement for the loudness of sounds | 82 | |
| 695750715 | acid precipitation | rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water | 83 | |
| 695750717 | Ph | a value that indicated the acidity or alkalinity of a solution on a scale of 0-14, based on the proportion of H+ ions. | 84 | |
| 695750719 | Acid shock | Rapid change in a body of water's acidity | 85 | |
| 695750722 | surface water | Water above the surface of the land, including lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, floodwater, and runoff. | 86 | |
| 695750724 | River system | a river and all the tributaries that flow into it | 87 | |
| 695750726 | watershed | the land area that supplies water to a river system | 88 | |
| 695750728 | Ground water | underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious rocks | 89 | |
| 695750729 | aquifer | underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells, springs, etc | 90 | |
| 695750731 | porosity | the volume of open spaces in rock or soil | 91 | |
| 695750734 | permeability | The ability of a rock or sediment to let fluids pass through its open spaces, or pores. | 92 | |
| 695750736 | recharge zone | An area in which water travels downward to become part of an aquifer. | 93 | |
| 695750739 | potable | any liquid suitable for drinking | 94 | |
| 695750741 | pathogen | a virus or organism that can cause disease | 95 | |
| 695750743 | irrigation | a way of supplying water to an area of land | 96 | |
| 695750745 | dam | a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea | 97 | |
| 695750748 | reservoir | a lake that stores water for human use | 98 | |
| 695750750 | desalination | process of removing salt from salt water | 99 | |
| 695750752 | water pollution | The addition of any substancethat has a negative affect on water or the living things that depend on the water. | 100 | |
| 695750754 | point-source pollution | pollution that comes from a specific site | 101 | |
| 695750757 | non-point source pollution | water pollution that does not have a specific point of origin | 102 | |
| 695750759 | wastewater | water mixed with waste matter | 103 | |
| 695750762 | Artificial eutrophication | A process that increases the amount of nutrients in a body of water through human activities, such as waste disposal and land drainage. | 104 | |
| 695750763 | Thermal pollution | harm to lakes and rivers resulting from the release of excessive waste heat into them | 105 | |
| 695750764 | biomagnification | buildup of pollutants at higher levels of the food chain | 106 |
