Global Warming
GLOBAL WARMING-an increase in the earth's average atmospheric
temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result
from the greenhouse effect.
GREENHOUSE EFFECT- heating of the atmosphere resulting from the
absorption by certain gases of solar energy that has been captured and
reradiated by the earth's surface.
DESERTIFICATION - the processes by which an area becomes a desert.
DEFORESTIFICATION- the processes that result in the change of forested
lands to non-forest uses
FOSSIL …
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…a colorless, odorless, incombustible gas, CO2, present
in the atmosphere and formed during respiration: used as dry ice and in
carbonated beverages and fire extinguishers.
NITROUS OXIDE- a powerful greenhouse gas that is produced by soil
cultivation practices, especially the use of commercial and organic
fertilizers, fossil fuel combustion, and nitric acid production.
EMISSIONS- the release of a substance into the atmosphere
RESIDENCE TIME- The amount of time a particular molecule remains in the atmosphere.
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