Greenhouse gas
The green house gas that contributes the most to global warming.
What is carbon dioxide?
The average weather in a region over a long period of time.
What is climate?
Burning these contributes to global warming.
What is fossil fuels?
The way global warming cause sea levels to rise.
What is melting glaciers and ice caps?
The problem with the increase of greenhouse gasses.
What is climate change and the increase in the global temperature?
A change in global or regional climate patterns.
What is climate change?
The country that is currently emitting the most CO2.
What is China?
As global warming continues, the intensity of what type of storm is predicted to increase.
What is hurricanes?
How do green house gases cause the Earth's temperature to rise?
They absorb the sun's radiation and trap heat
Three things that are evidence of global climate change.
What is/are:
1. Rising global temperatures
2. Melting glaciers and ice caps
3. More severe storms
4. Sea levels rising
5. More flooding
6. More wildfires
Oil, coal and gas.
What are 3 examples of fossil fuels?
The earth's temperature without green house gases.
What is cold? Because oceans would freeze.
When certain gasses in the atmosphere trap heat and warm the earth
What is the greenhouse effect?
The regions on earth that are experiencing the most dramatic changes due to climate change.
What is the artic?
Fossil fuels are a renewable resource.
True or False.
What is false.
All of the radiation from the sun is absorbed by the earth.
True or False.
What is false?
The activity that is the largest contributor to the emission of CO2 in the United States?
What is transportation?
The century climate change started and CO2 levels began to rise.
What is the 1800's - during the industrial revolution?
The act of cutting down trees and other shrubbery.
What is deforestation?
Name 3 ways that humans can minimize the amout of green house gases we emit into the atmosphere?
1. Drive less and use public transportation.
2. Turn off lights and minimize our use of electricity.
3. Burn fewer fossil fuels
4. Buy less clothes.
5. Eat less meat, especially beef.