Greenhouse Gases
The chemical symbol for Carbon Dioxide.
What is CO2?
These are the latitudes where you would likely find large deserts.
What is 30 N and 30 S?
This extreme weather event is when it does not rain for an extended period, and can be caused by climate change.
What are droughts?
These energy types are cleaner, can be used forever, and will likely replace fossil fuels in the future.
What are renewables? (solar, wind, geothermal, and hydroelectric)
Burning these create carbon dioxide.
What are fossil fuels?
The temperature will be more mild year round and more humid if you are near this large feature.
What is the ocean? (Or large body of water)
In Florida, this could cause displaced populations, loss of property, and altered coastlines.
What are rising sea levels?
This company has led the charge on creating electric cars, which produce zero emissions.
What is Tesla?
This greenhouse gas can be considered harmful or useful, depending on where it's found in the atmosphere. CFC's made a hole in the layer.
What is ozone?
An area close to the equator would likely have this type of climate.
What is warm and humid? (tropical)
This effect will likely cause increased sea levels and loss of habitat for polar bears.
What is melting ice caps?
Under this strategy, companies' CO2 emissions are limited. If they manage to emit less than their maximum, they can sell their "extra" emissions allowance to another company.
What is cap and trade?
Carbon Dioxide gas does this in the atmosphere, which is a major cause of climate change.
What is trap heat?
This area is located between 15 and 30 degrees in latitude, where there are wet and dry seasons.
What is savanna?
What are wildfires?
These are 3 ways average people can influence policy on climate change.
What are voting, conserving energy, and buying products made by responsible companies?
These human activities are major sources of carbon dioxide pollution. Name three.
What are vehicles, factories, production of goods, respiration, fossil fuel burning?
Climate zones can be classified based on many characteristics, including these three.
What are temperature, precipitation, and vegetation.
This is an example of the effects of climate change on humans' basic needs. Give two.
What is multiple answers are possible (food, water, shelter, displacement).
Name three stages of climate change grief Bill Nye addressed in his film.
What is Denial, Anger, Depression, Bargaining, and Acceptance? (any three)