Is it warm in here?
an increase in Earth's average surface temperature
Global Warming
An energy source that cannot be replaced (general term)
nonrenewable energy
The process through which nuclear fission releases energy
Nuclear energy
Fossil fuel used mainly to generate electricity
Coal
the most abundant greenhouse gas
Carbon Dioxide
Form from the remains of organisms that lived millions of years ago
fossil fuels
Leftover, radioactive, "trash" from nuclear plants that has to be properly stored.
Nuclear waste
An evidence of global warming
rising temperatures, changes in precipitation, melting ice, and rising sea levels
A result of global warming which causes organisms to move to more in latitude as their climates change
Shifting habitats
Fuel used mainly to generate heat in the home
Natural Gas
Substance that is released out of cooling towers after generating nuclear energy
Steam
The name of the nuclear plant in Russia that has a nuclear disaster in 1986
Chernobyl
An effect of climate change that results from oceans absorbing carbon dioxide
Ocean acidity (acid ocean)
Fuel obtained from drilling in offshore areas
Oil/Petroleum
When temperatures inside a nuclear reactor get so hot that a nuclear disaster occurs
Nuclear meltdown
Evidence of global warming that can cause freshwater pollution
Rising sea levels
What are 2 things we can study to tell us about past climates?
Ice cores, varves, or tree rings
Oil sands, oil shale, and methane hydrate are all examples of
Alternative fossil fuels
The subatomic particle responsible for splitting the atom
Neutron
The most used renewable energy source in the U.S?
Wind