Definitions
An atmospheric gas that absorbs and emits radiant heat
What is a greenhouse gas?
Cutting down forests increases climate change because fewer trees absorb carbon dioxide.
What is deforestation?
Plants remove this gas from the atmosphere during photosynthesis.
What is CO2?
Turning off lights and electronics when they are not being used helps conserve this.
What is energy?
A fundamental component of Earth's atmosphere, essential for sustaining life, and acts as a major heat-trapping greenhouse gas
What is CO2?
The contamination of air, water, or land by harmful substances
What is pollution?
The process by which plants use sunlight to make food
What is photosynthesis?
Planting more of these helps remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
What are trees?
Long-term shifts in global temperatures and weather patterns
What is climate change?
Discarding waste in public places can harm wildlife and contribute to this environmental issue.
What is literring?
Animals release carbon dioxide through this process.
What is cellular respiration?
Using this form of transportation can reduce the number of cars on the road.
What is public transportation?
Main source of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.
What are fossil fuels?
This human activity releases greenhouse gases when gasoline or diesel is burned in vehicles.
What is transportation?
Releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere when plants, animals, and fuels are burned.
What is combustion?
Restricts older, more polluting vehicles from driving in major urban areas
What are LEZs? (Low emission zones)
Measures the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated by human actions
Methane is released in large amounts by this industry.
What is livestock farming?
The continuous process by which carbon atoms travel between the Earth's atmosphere, oceans, soil, and living organisms
What is the carbon cycle?
Replacing fossil fuels with solar and wind energy
What are renewable energy sources?