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Chapter 13 Vocabulary
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Climate
El Niño
Global warming
Greenhouse gas
Kyoto Protocol
La Niña
Latitude
Ozone hole
Ozone layer
Polar stratospheric cloud
hydrocarbons in which some or all of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by
chlorine and fluorine; used in coolants for refrigeration and air conditioners
and in cleaning solvents; their use is restricted because they destroy ozone
molecules in the stratosphere
the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
the warm phase of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation; a periodic occurrence in
the eastern Pacific Ocean in which the surface-water temperature becomes
unusually warm
a gradual increase in average global temperature
a gas composed of molecules that absorb and radiate infrared radiation from
the sun
an international treaty according to which developed countries that signed the
treaty agree to reduce their greenhouse emissions of carbon dioxide and other
gases that may contribute to global warming by 2012
the cool phase of the El-Niño-Southern Oscillation; a periodic occurrence in
the eastern Pacific Ocean in which the surface-water temperature becomes
unusually cool
the distance north or south of the equator; expressed in degrees
a thinning of stratospheric ozone that occurs over the poles during the spring
the layer of the atmosphere at an altitude of 15 - 40 km in which ozone
absorbs ultraviolet solar radiation
a cloud that forms at altitudes of about 21,000 mourning the Arctic and
Antarctic winter or early spring, when air temperatures drop below -80
degrees Celsius
Chapter 13 Vocabulary
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Climate
El Niño
Global warming
Greenhouse gas
Kyoto Protocol
La Niña
Latitude
Ozone hole
Ozone layer
Polar stratospheric cloud
hydrocarbons in which some or all of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by
chlorine and fluorine; used in coolants for refrigeration and air conditioners
and in cleaning solvents; their use is restricted because they destroy ozone
molecules in the stratosphere
the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
the warm phase of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation; a periodic occurrence in
the eastern Pacific Ocean in which the surface-water temperature becomes
unusually warm
a gradual increase in average global temperature
a gas composed of molecules that absorb and radiate infrared radiation from
the sun
an international treaty according to which developed countries that signed the
treaty agree to reduce their greenhouse emissions of carbon dioxide and other
gases that may contribute to global warming by 2012
the cool phase of the El-Niño-Southern Oscillation; a periodic occurrence in
the eastern Pacific Ocean in which the surface-water temperature becomes
unusually cool
the distance north or south of the equator; expressed in degrees
a thinning of stratospheric ozone that occurs over the poles during the spring
the layer of the atmosphere at an altitude of 15 - 40 km in which ozone
absorbs ultraviolet solar radiation
a cloud that forms at altitudes of about 21,000 mourning the Arctic and
Antarctic winter or early spring, when air temperatures drop below -80
degrees Celsius
Chapter 12 Vocabulary
Acid precipitation
Acid shock
Air pollution
Asbestos
Decibel (dB)
pH
Primary pollutant
Secondary pollutant
Sick building syndrome
Smog
Temperature inversion
Chapter 12 Vocabulary
Acid precipitation
Acid shock
Air pollution
Asbestos
Decibel (dB)
pH
Primary pollutant
Secondary pollutant
Sick building syndrome
Smog
Temperature inversion
precipitation, such as rain, sleet, or snow, that contains a high concentration of
acids, often because of the pollution of the atmosphere
the sudden runoff of large amounts of highly acidic water into lakes and streams
when snow melts in the spring or when heavy rains follow a drought
the contamination of the atmosphere by the introduction of pollutants from human
and natural sources
any of six silicate materials that form bundles of minute fibers that are heat
resistant, flexible, and durable
the most common unit used to measure loudness
a value that is used to express the acidity or alkalinity (basicity) of a system; each
whole number on the scale indicates a tenfold change in acidity; a pH of 7 is
neutral, a pH less than 7 is acidic, and a pH greater than 7 is basic
a pollutant that is put directly into the atmosphere by human or natural activity
a pollutant that forms in the atmosphere by chemical reaction with primary air
pollutants, natural components in the air, or both
a set of symptoms, such as headache, fatigue, eye irritation, and dizziness, that
may affect workers in modern, airtight office buildings; believed to be caused by
indoor pollutants
urban air pollution composed of a mixture of smoke and fog produced from
industrial pollutants and burning fuels
the atmospheric condition in which warm air traps cooler air near Earth's surface
precipitation, such as rain, sleet, or snow, that contains a high concentration of
acids, often because of the pollution of the atmosphere
the sudden runoff of large amounts of highly acidic water into lakes and streams
when snow melts in the spring or when heavy rains follow a drought
the contamination of the atmosphere by the introduction of pollutants from human
and natural sources
any of six silicate materials that form bundles of minute fibers that are heat
resistant, flexible, and durable
the most common unit used to measure loudness
a value that is used to express the acidity or alkalinity (basicity) of a system; each
whole number on the scale indicates a tenfold change in acidity; a pH of 7 is
neutral, a pH less than 7 is acidic, and a pH greater than 7 is basic
a pollutant that is put directly into the atmosphere by human or natural activity
a pollutant that forms in the atmosphere by chemical reaction with primary air
pollutants, natural components in the air, or both
a set of symptoms, such as headache, fatigue, eye irritation, and dizziness, that
may affect workers in modern, airtight office buildings; believed to be caused by
indoor pollutants
urban air pollution composed of a mixture of smoke and fog produced from
industrial pollutants and burning fuels
the atmospheric condition in which warm air traps cooler air near Earth's surface