Greenhouse Gases
The two Greenhouse Gases we saw in the videos
What are Carbon Dioxide and Methane?
This causes the Earth's sea level to rise.
What is melting of the polar ice caps?
The 2015 Climate Accord was held here, with countries from around the world promising to stop global warming.
What is Paris, France?
This type of energy comes from the sun's rays.
What is solar energy?
How scientists test if bubbles under the water are methane.
This is the metaphor used by scientists in the videos for Greenhouse Gases.
What is a blanket that traps heat?
This is why rising sea levels are a negative consequence of global warming.
What is that they can flood land where people live and work?
These are 2 ways to travel that reduce carbon emissions by avoiding burning gasoline.
What are biking and walking?
Countries with lots of coastline or rivers may install this type of power plants.
What is a hydroelectric plant (water power)?
Name one substance made from fossil fuels that emits carbon dioxide into Earth's atmosphere.
What are gasoline, oil, and natural gas?
This gas is released as Arctic ice melts.
What is methane?
These white Arctic animals are in danger of losing their homes or starving, due to melting ice at the poles.
What are polar bears?
How many degrees the Paris agreement wants to keep global warming below.
What is 2 degrees Celsius?
This type of energy comes from a very tall turbine, which spins magnets, moving electrons and creating electricity.
What is wind energy?
This is the most successful electric vehicle on the market in 2022.
What is a Tesla?
Twenty-five percent of Greenhouse Gas emissions are from producing this.
What is electricity?
In Louisiana, they are losing as much land as this type of sports field every 45 minutes, due to rising sea levels.
What is a football field?
How anyone can reduce using electricity in their home.
What are:
-Turn off the lights OR
-Unplug devices when they're not used OR
-Take shorter showers?
This is the cheapest form of newly installed renewable energy in the world.
What are solar panels?
What is a burp or a fart?
This is how many more times better methane is at trapping heat than carbon dioxide.
What is 21 times?
In addition to melting ice, this is another cause of rising sea levels.
What is sea water expands as it warms?
The Paris climate talks ended with a goal of zero emissions by this year.
What is 2050?
These are 3 types of renewable energy.
What are hydroelectric, solar power, and wind power?
The three R's of recycling.
What are reduce, reuse, and recycle?