ENVS 1000 Exam 3 Questions And Answers With Verified Study Solutions
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ENVS 1000 Exam 3 Questions And Answers With Verified Study Solutions
The coupled system of physical and biological processes responsible for the Earth's climate ANS Climate System
Atmospheric gases that absorb and reradiate long-wave radiation produced when solar radiation hits the Earth's sur...
ENVS 1000 Exam 3 Questions And Answers With
Verified Study Solutions
The coupled system of physical and biological processes responsible for the Earth's climate ANS Climate System
Atmospheric gases that absorb and reradiate long-wave radiation produced when solar radiation hits the Earth's
surface ANS Greenhouse Gases
The difference between the solar energy that reaches the planet and the energy that leaves the planet ANS
Global Energy Balance
Energy emitted from the sun ANS Solar Radiation
The entire range of electric, magnetic, and visible radiation ANS Electromagnetic Spectrum
The reflective property of a surface ANS Albedo
Alteration to the energy balance of the climate system ANS Climate Forcing
The trapping of long-wave radiation in the Earth's atmosphere by the combined effect of the greenhouse gases
ANS Greenhouse Effect
The measurement of the amount of heat each of these gases can trap in the atmosphere over a certain period of
time ANS Global Warming Potential (GWP)
Cold periods ANS Glacial Periods
Warm periods ANS Interglacial Periods
The position of the Earth in relation to the Sun has varied over time, and these changes have occurred repeatedly
with predictable cycles and affect the amount of solar energy that reaches the planet ANS Milankovitch Cycles
, The most recent interglacial period that has lasted from about 12,000 years ago to the present ANS Holocene
Occurs when part of a system responds to a change in a way that accelerates or amplifies the change ANS
Positive Feedback Loop
Occurs when the system responds in a way that slows change ANS Negative Feedback Loop
The measurement of something that varies with temperature (rather than temperature itself) ANS Proxy
Record
Tend to have cooling effects depending on atmospheric conditions ANS Mineral Aerosols
Particles emitted during coal combustion and forest fires
Because of their dark color, they tend to absorb light and warm the atmosphere ANS Black Carbon (Soot)
Tiny particles made up of the compound sulfate (SO4) combined with other chemicals and these aerosols tend to
cool the climate ANS Sulfate Aerosols
A group of about 900 scientific experts from all over the world who volunteer their time summarizing projections of
climate change and the potential impacts of climate change ANS Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC)
Taking steps to reduce or eliminate the causes of climate change ANS Mitigation
Human process that leads to a reduction in the risks associated with changing climate ANS Adaptation
ENERGY USE ANS Chapter 3:
Fuels derived from living or recently living plants or from animal waste ANS Traditional Biomass Fuels
Coal, oil, and natural gas ANS Fossil Fuels
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