Geography 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyClimate changeGCSEEdexcel Created by: Katie_Created on: 16-02-14 16:45 Climatologist Someone who studies the climate. 1 of 11 Quaternary The last 2.6 million years where there have been many glacials. 2 of 11 Interglacial A long period warmer conditions between glacials. 3 of 11 Glacial A long period of time during which the Earth’s glacier expanded widely. 4 of 11 Atmosphere The layer of gases which make up the air around us. 5 of 11 Stratosphere The layer of air above the Earth’s surface. It is above the troposphere. 6 of 11 Megafauna Means ‘big animals’. Most weighed over 40kg. 7 of 11 Extinction Means a species of plant or animal dying out completely so none survive. 8 of 11 Greenhouse effect The way that gases in the atmosphere trap heat from the sun. 9 of 11 Greenhouse gases Gases like carbon dioxide and methane that trap heat around the Earth, leading to global warming. 10 of 11 Enhanced greenhouse effect A stronger gas that traps heat around the Earth. 11 of 11
Comments
No comments have yet been made