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DESCRIPTION
Any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation produced by solar warming of the Earth's surface. They include carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), methane (CH 4 ), nitrous oxide (NO 2 ), and water vapor. Although greenhouse gases occur naturally in the atmosphere, the elevated levels especially of carbon dioxide and methane that have been observed in recent decades are directly related, at least in part, to human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels and the deforestation of tropical forests.TRANSCRIPT
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VOCAB: DO YOU KNOW WHAT THESE WORDS
MEAN?By Kathryn Boit
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GLOBAL WARMING an increase in the earth's atmospheric
and oceanic temperatures widely predicted to occur due to an increase in the greenhouse effect resulting especially from pollution
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GREENHOUSE GASES Any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to
the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation produced by solar warming of the Earth's surface. They include carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (NO2), and water vapor. Although greenhouse gases occur naturally in the atmosphere, the elevated levels especially of carbon dioxide and methane that have been observed in recent decades are directly related, at least in part, to human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels and the deforestation of tropical forests.
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CLIMATE ZONES any of the geographical zones loosely
divided according to prevailing climate and latitude.
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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
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CLIMATE CHANGE
a long-term change in the earth’s climate especially a change due to an increase in the average atmospheric temperature
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CARBON DIOXIDE A colorless, odorless gas produced by
burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration. It is naturally present in air (about 0.03 percent) and is absorbed by plants in photosynthesis
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METHANE A colorless, odorless flammable gas that
is the main constituent of natural gas.
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DEFORESTATION The removal of trees
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RECYCLING To convert waste into reusable material
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WIND POWER With the use of wind mills, wind is
converted into energy
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ENVIRONMENT The surroundings or conditions in which a
person, animal, or plant lives or operates