Effects
Important to keep Earth Healthy
Why we care about climate change
Day to day temperature outside
What Is weather?
Scientists can study climate change by observing
What is tree rings, rocks, and ice?
Earths climate is made up of these
What is atmosphere, oceans, land, and living things?
Rain, snow, sleet, hail
What is precipitation?
Making animals endangered or extinct
How climate change can affect animals
Average temperature over a long period of time
What is climate?
The main cause of global warming
What is human activities like burning fossil fuels?
Gas that surround our planet
What is the atmosphere?
Better absorbs energy from the sun than land
What is the ocean?
Not a result of climate change
What is solar radiation?
Pollution from cars causes this
What is climate change?
This is melting causing ocean levels to rise
What is ice?
Humans can be affected by climate change
What is health concerns and natural disasters?
Precipitation, condensation, and evaporation make up this
What is the water cycle?
The Earth is getting hotter
What is global warming?
Process where heat is trapped in the Earth's atmosphere
What is the greenhouse effect?
A type of ecosystem that helps prevent floods
What are the wetlands?
Patterns in weather over time
What is climate?
Tells us how old a tree is
What are rings on a tree?
Carbon dioxide traps heat
What is Earth's atmosphere?
This can happen when ocean levels rise
What is flooding?
Ash can block the sun during this event causing Earth to cool
What is a volcanic eruption?
Humans can help control climate change by using less of this
What is electricity?
Can help to protect a house from a hurricane
What are Sand bags, boarding up windows, lightning rod, sea wall?