Industrial Revolution Inventions
This person invented the lightbulb and the battery, among many other things.
Thomas Edison
These large buildings were built for the mass production of goods and materials.
Factories
What gas, made from burning oil and coal, warms the Earth?
What is carbon dioxide?
Rising temperatures cause this problem for places near the ocean.
What is sea level rise?
This term means the Earth is getting warmer because of human actions.
What is global warming?
Before the industrial Revolution how did most people get the things they needed?
They were made by hand
Crowded living conditions in the cities led to the spread of what?
Disease
Raising this type of animal produces a lot of methane gas.
What is cows?
Warmer temperatures lead to more of these dangerous storms.
What are hurricanes?
This process traps heat in the atmosphere.
What is the greenhouse effect?
Electrical telegraph
In the cities people lived in these crowded buildings.
Tenements
Cutting down trees reduces this natural process that cleans the air.
What is making oxygen?
Melting ice in this area raises sea levels.
What is the Arctic?
This climate-related event is becoming more common in Hawaiʻi and happens when sea water floods roads, beaches, and buildings during high tides.
King Tides
What major invention helped make transportation and production faster?
Steam Engine
Describes a cultural trend where people feel a strong need to acquire and consume goods and services, often beyond what's truly necessary, to feel happy or successful.
Consumerism
Coal and oil occur naturally in the earths crust and are called what?
Fossil fuels
What is the process that wears away rocks and beaches?
Coastal Erosion
This term is used when a plant or animal species dies off, often because of the effects of climate change.
Extinction
This machine, invented by Eli Whitney, quickly separated cotton seeds from usable fiber.
Cotton Gin
Labor Unions
These nearly invisible particles have been found in the ocean, soil, human blood, and even clouds. They form when plastic breaks are so small you can’t see them with the naked eye.
Microplastics
The oceans are getting more acidic, harming these colorful underwater structures.
What are coral reefs?
This term refers to using resources in a way that protects the environment and ensures future generations can meet their needs.
Sustainability