Climate Changes
What is happening to the temperature of the planet.
What are greenhouse gases?
Gases trapped in the atmosphere that cause the earth to warm
What is deforestation?
Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use
How do people assist in causing climate change?
Humans use energy and release carbon dioxide into the air
Name a greenhouse gas? (hint one is produced by garbage dumps and is smelly)
CO2, methane, water vapor,
How are living things affected by deforestation?
There is a loss of habitat which can lead to declining populations and even extinction.
How does planting trees help reduce carbon dioxide levels?
They take in Co2 and release oxygen via photosynthesis.
What could a logging company do to limit their impact on a forest environment?
What is reforestation (or planting trees in areas where trees were cut down).
What has been happening to the size of the Amazon rain forest over the past 50 years?
What is shrinking
What is urbanization?
What is the development of land houses and other buildings near a city.
What is leachate?
What is polluted water that has infiltrated through large quantities of garbage creating very polluted garbage water.
How are green houses gases linked to global warming?
The green house gases get traped in the atmosphere therefore making the temperatures rise
How do forests contribute to the removal of greenhouse gases?
They respirate by exchanging Co2 for oxygen
What is an impact of pesticide usage?
Pesticides can increase the amount of food grown
Will the rates of runoff increase or decrease due to urbanization?
What is increase
What are the primary causes of poor soil quality from agriculture?
When vegetation is removed from an area for farming the soil is exposed, the soil can then be carried away from water or wind. This can create desert like conditions.
What is a consequence of deforestation
What is leads to loss of animal habitat, less carbon dioxide is being reduced from the atmosphere.
What purpose are rain forests primarily being cut down for?