Causes of climate change
Burning coal, oil and gas releases this gas
What is Carbon Dioxide?
While it sounds like something you'd use to laugh at a dentist's office, this gas is a potent greenhouse gas released by fertilizers and industrial processes.
What is Nitrous Oxide?
As polar ice caps and glaciers melt, this effect occurs causing coastal cities to face increased flooding risk.
What is sea level rise?
The reduction of the growth of crops is called what?
What is drought
Energy from the sun is called this
Cutting down forests increases climate change because trees absorb gas
What is methane?
Scientists say that while warmer oceans make hurricanes less frequent, they make them this, allowing them to grow faster.
What is Stronger/More Intense?
Farmers may need more of this during droughts.
What is water?
Riding buses or bikes helps reduce this pollution.
What are emissions?
Cutting down trees is called this
What is deforestation?
This Greenhouse gas is released in large amounts by burning gasoline and coal.
what is Carbon Dioxide.
Warmer, drier conditions are causing an increase in the frequency and intensity of these natural disasters.
What are Wildfires?
What is crop yield?
Energy made by moving air.
What is wind energy?
Factories and power plants release these harmful gases.
What are emissions?
Too many greenhouse gases warm the Earth through this effect
What are the effects of heat drought on climate change?
What is reduced crop yields
What is reduced crop quality
Dry soil can turn into this barren area.
What is desertification?
Planting more of these help absorb carbon dioxide
What are trees?
Coal, oil, and natural gas are known as these fuels.
Water in the air is known as this gas form.
What is water vapor?
This "H" word is used to describe a sudden, intense dust storm caused by dry soil and high winds.
What is a Haboob?
Lack of rain may cause shortages of this needed resource.
What is fresh water?
Using less electricity helps save this.
What is energy?