Key Terms
- runaway greenhouse effect
- the process by which the greenhouse effect, rather than remaining stable or being lessened through intervention, continues to grow at an increasing rate
- tectonic
- geological features that result from stresses and pressures in the crust of a planet; tectonic forces can lead to earthquakes and motion of the crust
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