Vocabulary
Climate Change
Nonrenewable Energy
Renewable Energy
Waste
100
sustainability

using resources responsibly to meet current needs without overusing and eliminating resources

100

higher latitudes and higher altitudes have what kind of climate 

colder

100

formed from plant remains subjected to high heat and pressure over million of years

coal

100
energy from burning living things - example campfire

biomass energy

100

What type of waste is paper, wrappers, water bottles, and other things found in a home

municipal solid waste

200

Global warming

Increase in Earth’s average surface temperature

200

what are two reasons sea levels are rising?

ice is melting and warm water expands

200

formed from the remains of ancient marine organisms and found in underground deposits 

oil

200
energy generated by turbines turned by moving water to create electrcity 

hydropower

200

What is one benefit of incinerating trash?

smaller volume

Can be used for energy

300

Carbon footprint

Amount of total greenhouses gases produced by human actions

300

what are the two primary greenhouse gases

carbon dioxide and methane

300

what is primary extraction of oil

Oil flows out of the well, because it is already under pressure.

300

Using the heat underground as energy

geothermal energy

300

where does most of the packaging from online orders go?

landfill

400

contains a nuclear reactor which generates electricity by controlled nuclear fission reactions

nuclear power plant

400

what is ocean acidification and what happens to the pH of the ocean?

too much carbon dioxide is absorbed and the water becomes a lower pH

400

explain what happened at Chernobyl 

a nuclear reactor exploded putting deadly amounts of radiation into the air 

400
This gas can be burned to release energy that can be used to generate electricity 

hydrogen

400

what does ignitable mean

catch on fire

500

any unwanted material or substance that results from human activity or processes

waste

500

what are 4 pieces of evidence that is Earth is warming

  • Rising global surface temperatures

  • Changes in precipitation patterns 

  • Melting ice (glaciers, polar ice)

  • Rising sea level

500

what are two benefits of nuclear power?

No air pollution

Requires little mining

Under normal conditions, nuclear power plants are safer for workers than coal-burning power plants.

500

Burning corn cobs for heat is an example of what type of energy

biomass energy

500

what is an example of a toxic substance that may be found in your home

bleach

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