vocab
climate change simile
global warming
What is a climate change impact?
Climate change may aggravate erosion, decline in organic matter, salinization, soil biodiversity loss, landslides, desertification and flooding
What is global warming
Global warming refers to the increase in average global temperature since the Industrial Revolution.
What is the difference between weather and climate?
weather is short term climate is long term
El Nino
What is a hurricane?
fossil fuel
an energy-rich substance type of fuel that is created from dead plant
global warming
what is climate change
Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns.
what are types of climate
tropical, dry, mild, continental, and polar
What is stationary front?
weather
the current conditions of the atmosphere at a particular place and time. Some characteristics of weather are temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, wind, and atmospheric pressure. Weather conditions are temporary and change frequently
what is the effect on animal
they are dying and losing there homes
What are the major greenhouse gases in our atmosphere?
carbon dioxide, methane, nitrogen oxides,
what is pollution
the introduction of harmful materials into the enviroment
What is High Pressure & Low Pressure System?
climate
the pattern of weather over a long period of time.
what is the effect on humans
Human health issues can increase mortality, impact food availability
What is causing this to happen?
increase of tempature
What is Renewable & Non Renewable energy source?
27 degrees Celsius in Fahrenheit
What is 80.6?
Greenhouse Gas
a natural or human-made gas that traps heat in the atmosphere. Examples of greenhouse gases include water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and ozone.
tempature
increased temperature
Why is climate change a problem?
More frequent and intense drought, storms, heat waves, rising sea levels, melting glaciers and warming oceans can directly harm animals, destroy the places they live, and wreak havoc on people's livelihoods and communities.
What is the difference between global warming and climate change?
global warming is the increase in global temperatures. climate change is the shifts of climate over a long time.
Name of the Movie we watched last week.
What is Chasing Coral?