Vocab
Land
Oceans
Weather
Carbon Footprint
100
When the Earth's atmosphere warms the Earth this is called the _____________________
What is the greenhouse effect
100
When a place has low rain for many months or years
What is a drought
100
What causes ice caps to melt?
What is warm air and warm water
100
What gives hurricanes energy?
What is warm water
100
How much CO2 when produce in a year is called our _______
What is carbon footprint
200
Coal, oil, and gas are examples of__________________
What is fossil fuels
200
Uncontrollable fires are called
What is wildfires
200
When ice caps melt extra water is added to the oceans. This causes sea levels to ____________
What is rise
200
True or false: It was hotter than average last summer. This is evidence of climate change.
What is false
200
Name 3 ways we produce(make) CO2
What is burning fossils fuels like factories, cars, trucks, wasting water
300
The average weather over many years is called___________
What is climate
300
When animals lose their homes it is called
What is habitat loss
300
What places in the U.S. are in most danger of sea levels rising
What is East Coast, California, Gulf of Mexico
300
Abnormally hot temperatures for a period of time
What is heat wave
300
Which countries have a large carbon footprint?
What is china and the U.S.
400
When you can reuse resources over and over again
What is sustainability
400
Name two places suffering from a drought
What is North Korea, Caribbean, California, South Africa, and Brazil
400
What are the two reasons coral reefs are disappearing?
What is warm water and CO2
400
An overflow of water on land is a ____________
What is a flood
400
When there is too much CO2 in the atmosphere this causes______________.
What is global warming
500
Scientists remove this to measure how much CO2 is in the air
What is ice cores
500
How do droughts affect the planet?
What is kills crops, dries up water, hurts people and animals.
500
What is it called when coral reefs turn white?
What is bleaching?
500
What happens to your body in a heat wave
What is body temperature rises, stop sweating, dizziness.
500
Name some ways you can reduce your carbon footprint.
What is take public transit, ride a bike, walk, turn off lights, shut water, unplug electronics.
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