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    Climate Change and Constellation ": Glossary

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    This document provides definitions for key terms related to climate change and constellations. It defines climate change, greenhouse effect, carbon cycle, ecosystems services, and other climate-related concepts. It also defines several constellations like Orion, Pegasus, Sirius, and Ursa Minor and explains their significance in navigation, weather patterns, or seasons.

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    This document provides definitions for key terms related to climate change and constellations. It defines climate change, greenhouse effect, carbon cycle, ecosystems services, and other climate-related concepts. It also defines several constellations like Orion, Pegasus, Sirius, and Ursa Minor and explains their significance in navigation, weather patterns, or seasons.

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    Glossary: “Climate Constellation-A constellation is a group

    of stars which form a pattern and have a


    Change and name.

    Constellation” Earth's atmosphere - a layer of gases


    surrounding the planet Earth and
    retained by the Earth's gravity.
    Altitude climate- Effects of Altitude on
    Climate and Vegetation. For each 1,000 Ecosystem Services - Benefits
    foot rise in altitude there is a 4°F drop in humans get from a multitude of
    temperature. resources and processes that are
    supplied by natural ecosystems.
    Anoxic event - a period when the
    Earth's oceans are free of oxygen below El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
    the surface layer. - a set of specific interacting parts of a
    Anthropogenic climate change - single global system of coupled ocean-
    climate change with the presumption of atmosphere climate fluctuations that
    human influence, usually warming. come about as a consequence of
    oceanic and atmospheric circulation.
    Anti-greenhouse effect - the cooling Fossil fuel - fossil source fuels, that is,
    effect an atmosphere has on the hydrocarbons found within the top layer
    ambient temperature of the planet. of the earth’s crust.
    Axis- angle between an object's axis of
    rotation and its orbital axis, Hemisphere-The Northern Hemisphere
    perpendicular to the orbital plane. also encompasses a portion of the
    Tropics between the Tropic of Cancer
    Buwaya - constellation signifies the and the equator.
    start of rainy season in the Philippines.
    La Nina-La Nina is a weather pattern
    Carbon cycle - the biogeochemical defined by the cooling of the ocean
    cycle by which carbon is exchanged surface along the tropical Pacific coast
    between the biosphere, geosphere, of South America.
    hydrosphere, and atmosphere of the
    Earth. Orion - constellation indicates that the
    Climate - the average and variations of cold season is coming.
    weather in a region over long periods of
    time.
    Pegasus- is a constellation in the
    Climate change - changes of climate in northern sky, named after the winged
    general, usually with no presumption of horse Pegasus in Greek mythology.
    human influence. Note, however, that
    there is one important exception to this:
    the UNFCCC defines "climate change" Sirius- is the brightest star visible from
    as anthropogenic. any part of the earth.

    Sun- is the star closest to the earth.


    Ursa minor- constellation helps the
    sailors to navigate at the sea

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