Science
Emission Sources
Impacts
Solutions
What can I do?
100

Earth's heat comes from this thing in space.

What is the sun?

100

This source of methane says "moo"

What is a cow?

100

This is causing more extreme weather, including hotter days in summer. 

What is climate change?

100

Another way to travel nearby that doesn't require a car or create any pollution.

What is walking? (or biking)

100

Turn this off when you leave a room.

What is the light?

200

This thin area that surrounds the earth is where gases are building up and acting like a blanket.

What is the atmosphere? 

200

This source of pollution moves people around.

What are vehicles? (or cars, trucks, planes, transportation)

200

These bodies of water are absorbing most of the extra heat.

What is the oceans?

200

This kind of car can help reduce pollution from transportation.

What is electric vehicle?

200

Use less of products that cause pollution.

What is reduce?

300

This process explains the science behind global warming and was named after a house used for winter gardening.

What is the greenhouse gas effect?

300

These fuels, found in the earth, are named after the remains of ancient plants and animals.

What are fossil fuels?

300

Heat is melting this in Greenland and Antartica.

What is ice? (glaciers)

300

This type of renewable energy is generated from very large turbines that spin. 

What is wind energy?

300

Find a use for a container instead of throwing it away, wear hand-me-down or vintage clothes, or buy used furniture.

What is Reuse?

400

Because of the extra gases people are causing, more of sun's rays are becoming trapped instead of doing this.

What is reflecting back out to space?

400

In order to turn on lights or charge phones, we use this invisible thing that comes through wires. 

What is electricity?

400

Warmer waters do this to storms.

What is make them more extreme? (cause hurricanes, flooding)

400

Using photovoltaic panels on the roof to collect energy from the sun.

What is solar energy?

400

Products made from materials that were created from already used materials instead of new materials.  

What is Recycled?

500

The gas caused by burning coal, oil, or wood. 

What is carbon dioxide (CO2)? 

500

When this melts, methane is released from decaying plants and animals. 

What is permafrost?

500

Disruptions to the jet stream are causing storms to get stuck and cause more of this.

What is rain? (flooding)

500

This practice turns food into mulch or fertilizer instead of throwing it away. 

What is composting?

500

Bring this type of bag to the store or use this type of bottle instead of disposable plastic.

What is Re-usable?