Core climate science concepts and terminology such as the greenhouse effect, carbon cycle, and sea level rise, explained neutrally and conceptually, one term per card.
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- What natural process traps heat in Earth's atmosphere, keeping the planet warm enough to support life?
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The greenhouse effect- What gas, released by burning fossil fuels, is the primary driver of human-caused climate change?
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Carbon dioxide- What term describes gases that trap heat in the atmosphere, including carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor?
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Greenhouse gases- What term describes the long-term rise in Earth's average surface temperature, largely attributed to human greenhouse gas emissions?
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Global warming- What term describes the broader set of long-term shifts in temperature and weather patterns, of which global warming is a part?
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Climate change- What natural process moves carbon between the atmosphere, oceans, land, and living things?
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The carbon cycle- What term describes carbon that has been stored for millions of years in coal, oil, and natural gas?
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Fossil carbon (fossil fuels)- What is the process by which forests and oceans absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?
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Carbon sequestration (carbon sink activity)- What term describes the melting of glaciers and polar ice contributing to a rise in ocean levels worldwide?
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Sea level rise- What term describes gradual warming of ocean waters caused by absorbed atmospheric heat?
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Ocean warming- What term describes the ocean becoming more acidic as it absorbs excess atmospheric carbon dioxide?
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Ocean acidification- What term describes weather events, such as heat waves, droughts, and heavy storms, becoming more frequent or intense due to climate change?
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Extreme weather events- What international agreement, signed in 2015, set global goals for limiting greenhouse gas emissions and warming?
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The Paris Agreement- What panel of scientists, established by the United Nations, assesses and reports on climate change research?
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)- What term describes energy sources like solar and wind that do not deplete natural resources or emit significant greenhouse gases?
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Renewable energy
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