BIO 112 Study Guide - Final Guide: Scientific Method, Estuary, Brainstorming
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Neoclassical economics: examines consumer choices and explains market prices in terms of our preferences for units of particular commodities. Economy: social system that converts resources into goods (material commodities made and brought by individuals and businesses) and services (work done for others as a form of business) Economics: study of how people decide to use potentially scarce resources to provide goods and services that are in demand. Global climate change: describes an array of changes in aspects of earth"s climate, such as temperature, precipitation, and the frequency and intensity of storms. Global warming: refers specifically to an increase in earth"s average surface temperature. Greenhouse gases: human made gases that includes chlorofluorocarbons, re-emit infrared radiation. Aerosols: microscopic droplets and particles, can have either a warming or cooling effect. Radiative forcing: to measure the degree of impact hat a give factor exerts on earths temp, scientists calculate the radiative forcing, the amount of change in thermal energy that the factor causes.
