Climate Change Basics
This gas, produced by burning fossil fuels, is the main cause of global warming.
What is carbon dioxide
This term describes the variety of life in an ecosystem.
What is biodiversity?
Warming oceans cause this phenomenon, which turns coral white and can kill them.
What is coral bleaching
Using bikes, buses, or carpooling reduces emissions from this source.
What is transportation
Melting of this type of frozen water increases sea levels worldwide.
What is land ice/glaciers
A trait that helps an organism survive in its environment is called this.
What is an adaptation
Rising temperatures in Alberta have increased the frequency of these natural disasters that destroy boreal forest habitats.
What are wildfires?
Planting trees helps fight climate change by absorbing this gas.
What is CO₂
These two human activities are the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions.
What are transportation and electricity/heat production (or burning fossil fuels)
The disappearance of a species is known by this term.
What is extinction
When ice melts in the Arctic, this top predator loses its hunting platform.
What is the polar bear?
These energy sources—like wind and solar—reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
What are renewable energy sources?