Energy
Earth's climate is getting
warmer.
The higher the energy, the ___________ the temperature.
higher
Carbon Dioxide increases or decreases temperatures?
Increases.
The group of organisms that converts sunlight into energy.
Green Plants
Energy is _________ and ____________ the Earth's system.
entering and exiting
The lower the energy, the ___________ the temperature.
lower
Methane comes from ______ and _____________ temperature.
cows, increase
These are the bottom of the food pyramid and provide energy for every other living thing.
Producer
MORE energy entering Earth's system than leaving means the temperatures will _____________.
Increase
During the Eocene period, temperatures were __________.
warmer/hotter
Sulphur Dioxide _________ temperatures.
decreases
What is an omnivore?
An organism that eats meat and plants.
Less energy entering Earth's system than leaving means the temperatures will _____________.
Decrease
During the Cryogenian period, temperatures were _________.
cooler/colder
Nitrogen Dioxide has how many oxygens?
2 oxygen molecules
This organism eats the first order of living things.
Second order consumer.
56 million years ago, the Arctic's temperature was _______F warmer than today.
28.8
What is one theory as to why temperatures in the Cryogenian period were low?
Dust stopped the energy from the sun to reach the surface of the Earth.
Gases that trap heat in our atmosphere are called _______________ _______.
Greenhouse Gases
An organism that hunts down prey. They are known as the "top of the food chain" or "______________ ____________ ____________".
Third order consumers, predators