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Unit 8 Lesson 6
Storage of Carbon
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| carbon footprint | measure of the impact that human activities have on global warming |
| carbon sink | an area where carbon is stored |
| climate invervention | strategies used by scientists to find alternative ways of storing carbon to reduce or eliminate global warming |
| biomass | the total amount of living material in a given area |
| flux | movement of carbon in between reservoirs |
| greenhouse gases | gases that form a barrier preventing heat from escaping Earth's atmosphere |
| greenhouse effect | gases released either naturally or through human activity that block heat from escaping Earth's atmosphere and in turn increase global temperatures |
| reservoir | an area that stores carbon |
| resident time | the amount of time carbon spends in a particular reservoir |