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STS: Climate change and Environmental awareness Flashcards

1
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refers to the long term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns

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climate change

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the range of global phenomena caused by burning fossil fuels that add heat trapping gases to the Earth’s atmosphere

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climate change

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remains of dead plants and animals

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fossil

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4
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material burnt to produce heat

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fuel

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5
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fuel obtained from dead plants and animals

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fossil fuel

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refers to the earth upward trend of temperature since the 20th century

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global warming

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generally defined as the general warming effect caused by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere

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global warming

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Term that describes how natural gases in the earths temperature reduce the amount of heat escaping from the earth into the atmosphere

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the green house effect

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the more of these gases there are the more the earth heats up

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the green house effect

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10
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greenhouses gases include gases such as

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Naturally occuring gases

  1. CO2,
  2. CH4
  3. NO

Man-made gases
1. CFCs
2. HFCs
3. PFCs
4. SF6

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11
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Keeps the planet warm and prevents warm air from leaving the planet. Increase in concentration of greenhouse
gases causes adverse global warming.

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Global warming

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12
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CO, is released into the air when forests are destroyed increasing the levels oflong-wave radiation and trapped heat. Damage inthe rainforests results to destruction of wildlife
habitats affecting biodiversity.

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Deforestation

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13
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melting ice caps in the polar region of the earth causes what?

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causes dilution of salt which can result in extreme changes in temperature

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14
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effects of climate change

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  1. changing wildlife adaptations and cycle
  2. disease have spread
    3.
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14
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is a reversal of the
normal behavior of temperature in the
troposphere in which a layer of cool air at the surface is overlain by a layer of warmer
air.

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thermal inversion

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15
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Cooler air gets trapped within a layer of
warmer air,and the moisture condenses, and formsclouds called smog.

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thermal inversion

16
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It is the major
component of photochemical smog.

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  • The PAN or peroxyacety nitrate
17
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which are caused mainly by
pollutants from cars and industries result to chemical
reactions involving sunlight, nitrogen oxides, and
hydrocarbons.

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SMOG

18
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is the transporter of NOx into rural regions
causing ozone formation in the troposphere which decreases visibility especially in elevated places.

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PAN

19
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What are the causes of thermal inversion

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  1. pollutants from sources
  2. weather conditions
  3. topgraphy or man-made barriers
  4. freezing rain or ice storms
20
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also known as the ‘warm phase’, it is a normal climate pattern that describes the unusual
warming of surface waters in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean

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el nino

21
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the ‘cool phase’ which is a pattern that describes the unusual
cooling of the surface waters of the region

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la nina

22
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are phenomena that are supposed to occur perennial and
globally; abnormalities ni their occurrence cause widespread and severe changes in the climate

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el nino and la nina

23
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causes drastic increase ni rainfall in Ecuador and Northern Peru contributing to coastal flooding and erosion and destroying properties.

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la niña

24
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brings droughts that threaten the supply of water and
destruction of crops affecting agriculture.

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el niño

25
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the understanding of natural environment protection and the activities that can cause harm to the environment

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environmental awareness

26
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helps us to understand the consequences of
our actions and how we can avoid causing harm to the environment

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environmental awareness

27
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an international agreement that extends the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change, in which the Philippines is one of the signatories

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kyoto protocol

28
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a global agreement set to protect the stratospheric ozone layer by phasing out the production and consumption of ozone depleting substances (ODS)

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montreal protocol

29
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aims to help the ozone layer recuperate from the hole ti has attained due to increasing presence of ODS ni the atmosphere (USEPA, 2017)

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montreal protocol

30
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It is a plan that guides the country on how sustainable development can be achieved throughinclusive growth while

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National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan (NDRRMP)

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tI aims to strengthen the capacity of national government and local government units (LGUs), with partner stakeholders, to

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National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan (NDRRMP)

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