- Definition of Climate Change, Global Warming, and Greenhouse Effect
- Kinds of Greenhouse gases
- Causes and Effects of Climate Change and Global Warming
- Prevention
3. CLIMATE CHANGE
THE CHANGE IN THE STATISTICAL
DISTRIBUTION OF WEATHER PATTERNS
WHEN THAT CHANGE LASTS FOR AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
IT MAY REFER TO A CHANGE IN AVERAGE
WEATHER CONDITIONS, OR IN THE TIME
VARIATION OF WEATHER CONDITIONS, OR
IN THE TIME VARIATION OF WEATHER
WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF A LONGER-
TERM AVERAGE CONDITIONS.
4. GLOBAL WARMING
IS THE CURRENT INCREASE IN
TEMPERATURE OF THE EARTH’S
SURFACE (BOTH LAND AND WATER) AS
WELL AS IT’S ATMOSPHERE.
IT IS CAUSED BY THE ACCUMULATION OF
GREENHOUSE GASES IN THE
ATMOSPHERE PRODUCED BY HUMAN
ACTIVITIES.
5. GREENHOUSE EFFECT
IS THE PROCESS BY WHICH RADIATION
FORM A PLANET’S ATMOSPHERE WARMS
THE PLANET’S SURFACE TO A
TEMPERATURE ABOVE WHAT IT WOULD
BE WITHOUT ITS ATMOSPHERE.
IT IS ALSO CAUSED BY HUMAN
ACTIVITIES.
6. GREENHOUSE GASES
IS A GAS IN AN ATMOSPHERE THAT ABSORBS AND
EMITS RADIANT ENERGY WITHIN THE THERMAL
INFRARED RANGE. THIS PROCESS IS THE
FUNDAMENTAL CAUSE OF THE GREENHOUSE
EFFECT.
EXAMPLES:
WATER VAPOR (H2O)
CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2)
METHANE (CH4)
NITROUS OXIDE (N2O)
OZONE (O3)
CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS (CFCs)
HYDROFLUOROCARBONS (HCFCs)