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Adiabatic Process

EPA Glossary of Climate Change Terms

A thermodynamic change of state of a system such that no heat or mass is transferred across the boundaries of the system. In an adiabatic process, expansion always results in cooling, and compression in warming.

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EPA Glossary of Climate Change Terms INDEX:

List of Terms: Terms beginning with "A", Page 1

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Abiotic	Absorption of ra...	Acid deposition
Acid rain	Acid Solution	Acidic
Adiabatic Process	Aerobic	Aerosol
Afforestations	Air carrier	Air pollutant

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