Greenhouse Effect & Gases
A natural process that traps heat in Earth's atmosphere
What is the Greenhouse Effect
A resource that can be replaced naturally in a short time
What is a renewable resource?
Fuel made from plants or plant products
What is biofuel?
permanently frozen ground
what is Permafrost?
When humans harm air, water, or land
What is pollution?
These gases trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere
What are Carbon dioxide, water vapor, and methane?
Coal, Oil, and natural gas are examples of what type of resource
What is a nonrenewable resource?
Organic material that can be used as energy
What is Biomass?
Permafrost is mainly found in these regions
What are cold regions/ the Arctic?
As latitude increases farther from the equator the temperature does this
What is decreases?
One positive effect of the greenhouse effect
What is keeping Earth warm enough for life?
Wind and solar energy are examples of what type of energy and why
What is renewable because they are naturally replenished/dont run out easily?
Biofuels are often considered renewable because plants can _______
What is be regrown?
Melting ice increases Earth's temperature because less ice means _____
What is less sunlight is reflected away
Tree rings tell scientists about past climates due to
What is wide rings show good growing conditions
Mountains near the equator still have snow on top due to
What is high altitudes cause low temperatures
Most energy sources use this to generate electricity
What are turbines?
Biofuels and fossil fuels both release ____ when burned
What is carbon dioxide?
Melting permafrost increases global warming by____
What is releasing carbon dioxide and methane from decomposed material
This ocean current warms the eastern coast of the United States
What is the Gulf Stream?
How are biofuels and fossil fuels similar
what is they are burned and released emissions?
These 3 are all fossil fuels which are nonrenewable resources
What is coal, oil, and natural gas
Burning wood for energy is and example of
What is biomass energy
What greenhouse gas is released when permafrost melts?
What is methane?
Explain one way humans impact Earth's systems and describe One solution that could reduce that impact
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