Climate Change
How does this pollution from humans make Earth warmer?
It traps heat
What color is the smoke from burning trash?
Black
The ground shakes and sometimes cracks open.
Earthquake
How can we reduce greenhouse gas
Drive less / use renewable energy / improve energy
What happens when too much heat from the Sun gets trapped around Earth?
Earth gets warmer
How can burning trash hurt the air and atmosphere?
Dirty gasses
A big storm with very strong wind and lots of rain
Hurricane
What is the greenhouse effect
The natural process where certain gases in the atmosphere trap heat from the sun
What do humans burn that sends smoke into the air?
Fossil fuels
Why is it bad to throw plastic trash outside for the atmosphere?
They slowly release gasses
When a lot of water covers land that is usually dry.
Flood
What human activities increase greenhouse gas emissions?
Burning fossil fuels
Deforestation
Agriculture
What is it called when humans cut down trees, which help clean the air?
Deforestation
What kind of gases come from trash that breaks down and pollutes the atmosphere?
methane and carbon dioxide
Hot rocks and ash shoot out of a mountain.
Volcano
Name one of the major greenhouse gases
Methane
carbon dioxide
Nitrous oxide
water vapor
What gas do cars and factories put into the air that makes Earth warmer?
Carbon dioxide
How does trash pollution in the atmosphere affect the Earth’s temperature?
Trapped gasses raise the tempature
Snow and ice move quickly down a mountain and can bury things
Avalanche
What role do oceans play in greenhouse gas regulation
Oceans a large amount of CO2