Chapter 16 Vocabulary

3. change in the global average atmospheric conditions over a period of at least three decades.
6. the falling of acids and acid-forming compounds from the atmosphere to Earth's surface.
8. point at which an environmental problem reaches a threshold level where scientists fear it could cause irreversible climate disruption.
9. amount of carbon dioxide generated by an individual, organization, country, or any other entity over a given period of time.
11. atmospheric condition in which a layer of warm air temporarily lies atop a layer of cooler air nearer the ground.
12. compound that contains carbon, chlorine, and fluorine which is harmful to the ozone layer.
13. prolonged dry period in a given region.

1. action taken to reduce the severity of a problem.
2. process of removing carbon dioxide gas from coal-burning power and industrial plants and storing it somewhere.
4. any gaseous or slid material in the atmosphere that occurs in concentrations high enough to alter climate or harm organisms, ecosystems, or human-made materials.
5. manipulation of natural conditions to counteract the greenhouse effect
7. unhealthy combination of air pollutants.
10. layer of the atmosphere that makes life on land possible by filtering out 95% of the harmful ultraviolet radiation emitted by the sun.