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brookbisio on February 1, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) | Human made chemicals that might be damaging the ozone layer. They are nonpoisonous and nonflamable, and they do not corrode metals. |
| Climate | The long-term prevailing weather conditions at a particular place based on records taken. |
| El Nino | Name given to the short-term (generally 6-18 months) , periodic change in the location of warm and cold water masses in the Pacific Ocean. |
| Global Warming | The average temperature at Easth's surface increased during the twentieth century. |
| Greenhouse gases | Gases that do absoorb and radiate heat. |
| Kyoto Protocol | Requires developed countires to decrease emissions of crabon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by an average of 5 percent below 1990 levels by 2012. |
| La Nina | The water in the eastern pacific ocean is cooler than ususal. |
| Latitude | The distance from the equator measured in degrees north or south of the equator |
| Ozone hole | Thinning of stratospheric ozone that occurs over the poles during the spring. |
| Ozone layer | An area in the startosphere where the ozone is highly concentrated. |
| Polar stratospheric clouds | When temperatures fall below about -80C, high altitude clouds made of water and nitric acid |
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