4) _______ A) latitude B) incoming solar energy C) interaction between land and water D) global pressure systems and wind patterns E) anthropogenic systems 5) What substance accounts for more than half of the human-generated greenhouse gases? 5) _______ A) ozone B) carbon dioxide C) nitrous oxide D) chlorofluorocarbons E) methane 6) Which of the following is an example the possible effects of climate change? 6) _______ A) Sea level will rise.
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computerized all developed civilization. It was the century when life was improved‚ elaborated‚ and made more modern. In spite of so much progress and as a result of people’s actions‚ new problems were born. Scientists considered global warming‚ or the greenhouse effect‚ to be one of the most serious problems in the modern world. Global warming means there is gradually increasing temperature on the earth‚ and consequently climate changing. Global warming is the result of human actions. The atmosphere is
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results of climate change‚ how it is affecting our world and whether or not climate change is caused by humans When talking about this subject‚ it is important to know what global warming is. There is something called the natural greenhouse effect‚ and the human enhanced greenhouse effect. If it was not for the sun‚ we would not have been able to exist. We get solar radiation from the sun. It goes through the atmosphere and warm up our planet‚ and then the re-radiated heat escapes into space. If the re-radiated
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atmosphere’s responses to human caused changes in the composition of the atmosphere 3. Contrast positive and negative feedback mechanisms and provide examples of each 4. Discuss possible consequences of global warming Key Words: Greenhouse Effect Greenhouse gases Global Mean Temperature Biomass Burning Climate Feedback Mechanism Positive Feedback Mechanism Negative Feedback Mechanism Climate System Trace Gases Permafrost Introduction:
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SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN CHUKAI ENDANGERED ECOSYSTEM Name:Muhammad Fakhrullah Syazwan bin Badarulllah Form:4 Creative Teacher’S name:Puan ------------------------------------------------- TITLE Penghargaan Alhamdulillah‚ bersyukur ke hadrat Ilahi kerana dengan limpah dan kurnia-Nya dapat saya menyiapkan buku skrap Biologi pada tahun ini tanpa sebarang masalah. Kesempatan ini‚saya ingin mengucapkan ribuan terima kasih yang tidak terhingga kepada Guru Biologi saya‚ Puan yang
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With an increasing awareness in the fight against global warming and greenhouse gas emissions‚ governments around the world are looking for alternative sources of energy. These include wind‚ solar and hydro energy sources‚ known as renewable sources (Able to be regrown). However‚ one fuel source in particular is currently being used and produced to power both vehicles and electrical generators around the world; biofuels. Biofuels are renewable gas or liquid fuels made from plant matter such as corn
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tragedy of commons. Global warming an example we always hear. Earth’s natural greenhouse effect makes life as we know it possible. However‚ human activities‚ primarily the burning of fossil fuels and clearing of forests‚ have intensified the natural greenhouse effect‚ causing global warming. The greenhouse effect is a process by which thermal radiation from a planetary surface is absorbed by atmospheric greenhouse gases‚ and is re-radiated in all directions. Since part of this re-radiation is
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Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement framed into the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It was raised the 11th of December of 1997 in the city of Kyoto to develop a package of measures to reduce anthropogenic greenhouse gases. The main objective of this treaty is to protect the planet from the effects of climate change and reduce the gas emissions which provoke the phenomenon known as global warming. Thus‚ taking into account the direct human responsibility in
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY For more than 20 years‚ Apple has been working on ways to minimize the impact to environment. As Apple reports‚ the products are manufactured‚ used‚ and recycled represents the largest percentage of Apple`s total greenhouse gas emissions. That is the reason why Apple has been designed and measured the performance in Product Environmental performance. Apple has developed its first environmental policy back in 1990‚ and put its mainly focus on energy efficient‚ reducing total use
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Modeling the Greenhouse Effect Aim: The aim behind this experiment is to investigate the consequences of greenhouse gases by recording and comparing the change in temperature every 3 minutes of a flask filled with CO₂ in comparison to a flask filled with air. Introduction: The purpose of this experiment is to impersonate the greenhouse affect in our own lab by comparing and measuring the temperatures of greenhouse gases CO₂ compared to air. The experiment will recognize the difference
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