300 years of fossil fuels
when we ran out of lumber what did we use?
coal
what is one thing that that CO2 comes from?
breathing animals, decaying plants, volcanos, the surface of the sea
what is phenology?
the science of appearance
why do plants gather Co2 and sunlight?
to make food
what is thermal expansion?
the tendency for matter to change its volume in response to temperature.
what was one thing that coal miners died of?
lung cancer, cave collapses, floods
what is one thing that CO2 gets stores in?
plants, the ocean, the soil.
what do scientists observe and document?
seasonal changes in nature
we eat plants for our own growth and release waste that becomes __________ _____
Greenhouse gases
how does thermal expansion happen?
fossil fuels are taken out of the earth and the same amount of water gets added into the ocean.
who made the first burning steam engine to pump water out of the ground?
Samuel Newcomen
what is the cycle of life?
the carbon cycle
Does climate change affect plant growth?
yes. plants bloom five days before they should due to climate change.
When Carbon-based organisms get stuck, they’re crushed under tons of pressure and turned into...
fossil fuels
what causes rising sea levels?
Thermal expansion and melting ice caps.
what were put on carts to make them go faster?
steam engines
what does CO2 do when it's in the atmosphere?
it traps warmth
does climate change effect the hatching of baby birds?
no
Why do humans burn fossil fuels?
to open the stored energies releasing CO2
where are the ice caps melting?
greenland and antarctica
who made alternating current
Nicola Tessla
what is another name for carbon?
a greenhouse gas
How does climate change affect natures rhythms?
Plants and animals are born in different times so it's much easier for extinction.
Humans use fossil fuels and hurt the environment, what gets rid of it?
not whale sharks but plants
what do thermometers do?
measure thermal expansion