Climate Change Information (from the article)
According to the article given in class, natural ice ages occur after this many years.
What is 100,000?
The general weather in a particular region over a long period of time, usually at least 30 years.
What is CLIMATE?
Gases in the Earth’s atmosphere that trap heat from the sun, acting like the glass walls of a greenhouse, which allows sunlight to pass through but keeps the warmth inside.
What are GREENHOUSE GASES.
This is what it's called when water overflows onto land that is normally dry.
What is a FLOOD?
As greenhouse gases increase, this is what happens to the Earth's temperature.
What is IT GOES UP (or INCREASES)?
On page 3, this is stated as being one of the most significant effects we have on our environment.
What is GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION?
The specific conditions of the atmosphere at a particular place and time; includes temperature, precipitation, cloudiness, humidity, air pressure and wind.
What is WEATHER?
Something we can do to decrease global warming, this is the converting of waste into reusable material.
What is RECYCLING?
This is the name for violently spinning, funnel-shaped columns of air that stretch from the dark thunderclouds they form in all the way to the ground
What are TORNADOES?
The long-term changes in the weather patterns in a given region.
What is CLIMATE CHANGE?
The reason the greenhouse effect is vital for our survival on Earth.
What is IT KEEPS THE EARTH WARM ENOUGH FOR LIFE.
The total amount of greenhouse gases (including carbon dioxide and methane) that are generated by our individual actions.
What is CARBON FOOTPRINT?
This type of energy is a renewable and sustainable energy source that comes from the Sun.
What is SOLAR ENERGY?
These are giant tropical storms that produce heavy rainfall and super-strong winds.
What are HURRICANES?
This is an example of an alternative (greener) energy source.
What is WIND, WATER or the SUN?
These are found naturally in the Earth like coal, oil and natural gas that are formed from decaying organisms over millions of years.
What are FOSSIL FUELS?
A gas formed when fossil fuels are burned.
What is CARBON DIOXIDE?
A natural source of energy that won't run out.
What is RENEWABLE ENERGY?
This is the name of an uncontrolled fire that burns in a natural area, like a forest, grassland, or prairie.
What is a WILDFIRE?
This country is the largest emitter of carbon dioxide gas in the world.
What is CHINA?
As the Earth's temperature rises, this is one of the possible problems that can occur. (There are 3 possible answers)
What is GLACIERS MELT, EXTREME WEATHER OCCURS and OCEANS UNDERGO ACIDIFICATION.
The release of substances into the atmosphere. More often it refers to gases being released into the air from power plants, cars and factories.
What are EMISSIONS?
Reducing the severity, seriousness or painfulness of something.
What is MITIGATION?
This is what it's called when there is an insufficient amount of rain for an extended period of time.
What is a DROUGHT?
This event in human history caused carbon dioxide levels to start rising.
What is THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.