Vocabulary
Greenhouse Effect
A process that occurs when gases in Earth's atmosphere trap the Sun's heat
Fossil Fuels
Fossil Fuels are fuels that can only be used once and are made from a plant or animal on Earth.
A couple examples of fossil fuels are coal, oil, and natural gas.
Nitrous oxide and impact on climate change
Nitrous oxide is emitted from fertilizers and factories and heats up the atmosphere faster than CO2 by absorbing radiation.
Planting More Trees
Planting more trees and vegetation helps with climate by producing more oxygen, filtering pollutants from rainwater, and providing shade, which makes areas cooler.
Recycle
People can clean up trash on beaches and sides of roads and recycle them.
Mitigation
The act of making a condition or consequence less severe.
Renewable Energy Sources
Renewable energy sources are sources of energy that are natural and restore themselves easily.
Some examples of renewable energy sources are solar energy from the sun, geothermal energy from heat inside the earth, wind energy, biomass from plants, and hydropower made from flowing water.
Flourinated gases and impact on climate change
Fluorinated gasses are released from human activities and trap more heat into the atmosphere than CO2.
Filter
Plants also intercept and filter rainwater, absorbing pollutants and carbon dioxide that we would drink.
Biking
Groups and individuals can start biking and use efficient and eco friendly transportation.
Carbon Sequestration
The process of capturing and storing CO2 ex. planting trees that absorb greenhouse gases in soil and trees.
What is the Greenhouse Effect
The Greenhouse Effect has gasses that trap heat, keeping the earth warm and inhabitable.
Carbon Dioxide and impact on climate change
Carbon dioxide enters the atmosphere through burning fossil fuels and heats the temperature of the atmosphere
Oxygen
Plants store carbon in trees and soil, and release the oxygen through their leaves.
Planting Trees
Communities can always come together and plant trees that affect the area by making the air and water cleaner.
Adaptation
A form or structure modified to fit a changed enviornment
Glaciers Effecting Sea Level Rise
Glaciers lead to sea level rise because glaciers are layers of ice on land, and when they melt, that adds more water into the ocean as opposed to melting icebergs where the water is already in the ocean.
Methane and impact on climate change
Methane is released from livestock, natural gasses, and decomposing materials and contributes to damage the ozone layer and therefore allows more heat to reach Earth.
Evidence of Climate Change 1
Climate is getting warmer with stronger and more frequent storms including hurricanes and thunderstorms that are fueled by warmer waters and winds.
Evidence of Climate Change 2
Higher temperatures are an effect of climate change. Some evidence is that average global temperatures have increased by 2.2 degrees fahrenheit or 1.2 degrees celsius.
Green Infrastructure
Using plants and other natural resources to manage water
Concrete contributing to "heat island"
Concrete and other impervious materials contribute to the “heat island” effect by absorbing and holding heat in the ground, making that area hot.
Evidence of Climate Change 3
Climate change is impacting sea level, by putting coastal towns in danger of flooding. Some causes are glaciers and the warming, expanding ocean.