Renewable Energy
What is solar energy?
This renewable energy source uses panels to convert sunlight into electricity.
What is carbon dioxide?
This gas is the most common greenhouse gas caused by burning fossil fuels.
What is carbon emissions?
Using public transportation, biking, or walking instead of driving reduces this.
What is climate?
The temperature of the earth after many years.
What is a very strong windstorm called that forms over warm ocean water?
Hurricane (or cyclone, typhoon)
What is wind energy?
What is methane?
Cows produce this potent greenhouse gas during digestion.
What is the fashion industry (or the clothing industry)?
Buying secondhand clothes or repairing old ones instead of purchasing new reduces demand for this resource-heavy industry
What is the greenhouse effect?
This process causes global temperatures to rise due to trapped heat in the atmosphere.
What is a long period with very little rain called?
A drought
What is geothermal energy?
Energy created by the Earth's internal heat is known as this.
What is nitrous oxide?
This greenhouse gas is released when using nitrogen-based fertilizers.
What is phantom (or standby) power?
Unplugging devices when they’re not in use helps reduce this invisible type of energy consumption.
What big white ice blocks are melting because the Earth is warming?
Glaciers or ice caps
What kind of weather event can cause flooding after heavy rain?
Rain or hurricane
What is hydroelectric energy?
Dams are commonly used to produce this type of renewable power.
What is the Montreal Protocol?
This international agreement aimed to reduce CFCs, which deplete the ozone layer.
What is electricity use?
Installing LED light bulbs at home is an easy way to reduce this.
Whats the effect that traps heat inside Earth’s atmosphere?
Greenhouse effect
What weather event has lightning, thunder, and heavy rain?
Thunderstorm
What is ethanol?
An organic compound with the chemical formula CH 3CH 2OH
What is Global Warming Potential?
This measurement shows how much heat a gas traps compared to CO₂.
What is adopting a plant-based diet?
This lifestyle change involves eating fewer animal products to reduce methane emissions and land use.
What do scientists say is the main cause of climate change today?
Human activities
What happens when temperatures get very hot for many days?
Heatwave