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Science exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Climate | The average weather conditions of a place or area over a period of years |
| Climate Change | a change in global or regional climate patterns, in particular a change apparent from the mid to late 20th century onwards and attributed largely to the increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide produced by the use of fossil fuels |
| Carbon Sequestration | a natural or artificial process by which carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere and held in solid or liquid form. |
| Albedo | light or radiation that is reflected by a surface, typically that of a planet or moon. |
| Energy | the ability to do work |
| First law of thermodynamics | relations between heat and other forms of energy (such as mechanical, electrical, or chemical energy), and, by extension, of the relationships between all forms of energy |
| Mass | the amount of matter an object contains |
| Phonology | the study of cyclic and seasonal natural phenomena, especially in relation to climate and plant and animal life. |
| Fossil Fuel | a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms. |
| Greenhouse effect | the trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere due to the greater transparency of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from the planet's surface. |
| Alternative energy source | energy derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment |
| matter | that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy. |
| calorie | heat energy. the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water through 1 °C (now usually defined as 4.1868 joules). |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure, etc. |
| 6 forms of energy | Thermal,chemical,mechanical,electric,radiation,nuclear |
| energy efficiency | is a way of managing and restraining the growth in energy consumption. Something is more energy efficient if it delivers more services for the same energy input, or the same services for less energy input. |
| 2nd law of thermodynamics | change of energy of a thermodynamic system is equal to the heat transferred minus the work done |
| Air mass | a body of air with horizontally uniform temperature, humidity, and pressure. |
| Isotherm | a line on a map connecting points having the same temperature at a given time or on average over a given period. |
| Global Winds | If you combine the Coriolis Effect with the uneven heating of Earth, a global wind pattern begins to emerge and take shape |
| Currents | a body of water or air moving in a definite direction, especially through a surrounding body of water or air in which there is less movement. |
| Gyre | a circular motion of water |
| Photosynthesis | the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. |
| high pressure | a condition of the atmosphere in which the pressure is above average |
| respiration | a process in living organisms involving the production of energy, typically with the intake of oxygen and the release of carbon dioxide from the oxidation of complex organic substances. |
| ocean conveyor belt | The global ocean conveyor belt is a constantly moving system of deep-ocean circulation driven by temperature and salinity. |
| Coriolis effect | the deflection of an object moving above the earth, rightward in the northern hemisphere and leftward in the southern hemisphere. |
| Keeling Curve | is a graph which plots the ongoing change in concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere since 1958 |
| Electromagnet Spectrum | the range of wavelengths or frequencies over which electromagnetic radiation extends |
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Kyle LaBerge
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