8.7 Unit Climate Change 2025

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What refers to long term shifts in temperature and weather patterns?

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Climate Change

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A group of gases in the Earth's atmosphere that trap heat and warm the planet.

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Greenhouse gases

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The energy radiated by an object that we cannot see but can detect as warmth.

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Infrared

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The energy emitted from the Sun that travels through space to reach Earth.

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Solar radiation

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The energy of an object, that is represented by the object’s temperature.

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Thermal energy

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A gas molecule composed of one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms, considered the most important greenhouse gas.

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Carbon dioxide

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The average of the near-surface air temperature and the sea surface temperature.

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Mean surface temperature

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Greenhouse gas molecules absorb infrared radiation and __________ it in all directions.

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Re-emit

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Naturally occurring, carbon-rich non-renewable energy sources formed from the remains of dead plants and animals over millions of years.

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Fossil fuels

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A reservoir that releases or adds carbon, often in the form of carbon dioxide (CO2), into the atmosphere.

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carbon source