Carbon Footprint
the production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation
emissions
Long term atmospheric/surface conditions for an area
Climate
the remains of prehistoric organisms that lived millions of years ago, that are used to generate electricity.
fossil fuels
Energy source that uses the heat or light energy from the Sun to form electricity.
Solar
The act or process of limiting or restricting the discharge of pollutants or contaminants, such as by setting emission limits or by modifying the emission source
emission reduction
large glaciers will melt into the ocean thereby causing sea levels to rise
global warming
Give an example of a fossil fuel
Natural gas, coal, oil
Energy source that uses moving air directly to spin a turbine
the ability to do something or produce something without wasting materials, time, or energy
efficiency
water from oceans will transfer onto the land thereby causing sea levels to drop
global cooling
The process of plants and animals breaking down after they have died
Decomposing
Energy source that uses moving water to spin the turbine directly
Hydroelectric
is a reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide or greenhouse gases made in order to make up for an emission made elsewhere
carbon offsets
Process by which thermal radiation is absorbed by atmospheric greenhouse gases and re-radiated in all directions. Since part of this re-radiation is directed back towards the Earth, it results in the elevation of the average surface temperature of the Earth.
Greenhouse effect
Dead plant matter leads to formation of what?
Coal
Energy source that uses the heat below the Earth's surface to produce steam to spin a turbine
Geothermal