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Climate Change
Global Climate Change
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Climate Change | a change in global or regional climate patterns |
| Global Warming | an increase in temperature of the Earth's atmosphere caused by the greenhouse effect |
| Greenhouse Gases | contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation, EX: carbon dioxide and chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's) |
| Ozone Depletion | thinning of Earth's ozone layer caused by CFC's reacting chemically with the ozone, breaking the ozone apart |
| Acid Precipitation | precipitation with a pH below 5.6 which occurs when air pollutants from burning fossil fuels react with water in the atmosphere. |
| Pollution | harmful substances in the environment |