CAUSES
THIS GREENHOUSE GAS IS MORE POTENT THAN CARBON DIOXIDE AND IS EMITTED FROM AGRICULTURAL SOURCES, ESPECIALLY BEEF CATTLE AND WASTED FOOD
WHAT IS METHANE?
RISING SEA LEVELS THAT THREATEN COASTAL REGIONS ARE CAUSED BY THIS EFFECT OF GLOBAL WARMING.
WHAT ARE MELTING SEA ICE AND GLACIERS?
SEALING WINDOW AND INSTALLING A NEW AIR COOLING SYSTEM ARE EXAMPLES OF THIS SOLUTION THAT SAVES MONEY AND CUTS GHG EMISSIONS.
WHAT IS ENERGY EFFICIENCY?
THE ECOSYSTEMS THAT ARE THE HOMES THAT SUPPORT PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE.
WHAT ARE HABITATS?
CARBON DIOXIDE MAKES UP THIS PERCENT OF ALL GREENHOUSE GASES
WHAT IS 82%?
CLEARING TREES FOR FARMING AND DEVELOPMENT ADDS CARBON TO THE ATMOSPHERE. WE CALL THIS PROCESS________________.
WHAT IS DEFORESTATION?
SHRINKING POPULATIONS AND EXTINCTION OF PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES IS OFTEN CALLED A LOSS OF ______________.
WHAT IS BIODIVERSITY?
THE OPPOSITE OF DEFORESTATION
WHAT IS REFORESTATION?
AN ADJECTIVE THAT DESCRIBES THE REGIONS THREATENED BY RISING SEA LEVELS
WHAT ARE COASTAL REGIONS?
THIS SWEDISH TEEN STARTED THE CLIMATE SCHOOL STRIKE MOVEMENT.
WHO IS GRETA THUNBERG?
METHANE, CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER VAPOR AND NITROUS OXIDE ARE AMONG THESE PLANET WARMING GASES.
WHAT ARE GREENHOUSE GASES?
THIS PHENOMENA THAT TRAPS HEAT IN THE ATMOSPHERE IS OFTEN RESPONSIBLE FOR RISING GLOBAL TEMPERATURES.
WHAT IS THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT?
NAME AT LEAST THREE SOURCES OF RENEWABLE ENERGY
WHAT ARE SOLAR (PHOTOVOLTAICS), WIND TURBINES, HYDRO POWER, GEOTHERMAL, TIDAL ,BIOMASS, NUCLEAR*
*SOME EXPERTS THINK NUCLEAR IS NOT A GOOD OPTION DUE TO TOXIC WASTE.
THESE ARTIFICIAL LAKES CAN RUN LOW ON WATER DURING A DROUGHT
WHAT ARE RESERVOIRS?
PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS APPROVED THIS CONTROVERSIAL PLAN TO FIND MORE OIL IN THE US
WHAT IS PROJECT WILLOW?
COAL, OIL AND NATURAL GAS ARE THE MOST COMMON OF THESE ENERGY SOURCES.
WHAT ARE FOSSIL FUELS?
CLIMATE CHANGE CAN LEAD TO DROUGHT, WHICH MAY RESULT IN SHORTAGES OF THESE TWO IMPORTANT RESOURCES.
WHAT ARE FOOD AND WATER?
NAME AT LEAST THREE FORMS OF GREEN TRANSPORTATION
WHAT ARE ELECTRIC CARS, BICYCLES, HYDROGEN VEHICLES, E-BIKES AND SCOOTERS, ELECTRIC RAIL AND BUSES, HYBRID CARS, WALKING?
THIS MEANS CHANGING FROM ONE WAY OF DOING THINGS TO A DIFFERENT WAY, SUCH AS FROM FOSSIL FUELS TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
WHAT IS TRANSITIONING?
THIS PROBLEM CAUSES THE LOSS OF 24% OF OUR DRINKING WATER IN CATALONIA
WHAT ARE LEAKING WATER PIPES?
THIS ACTIVITY IS THE LARGEST SOURCE OF GHG EMISSIONS, BUT IT IS GETTING GREENER IN MANY CITIES.
WHAT IS TRANSPORTATION?
NAME AT LEAST THREE EXAMPLES OF EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
WHAT ARE DROUGHTS, HURRICANES, FLOODS, WILDFIRES, TORNADOES, HEAT WAVES?
EATING LESS MEAT AND COMPOSTING WASTE ARE TWO EXAMPLES OF THIS SOLUTION
WHAT ARE SUSTAINABLE FOOD CHOICES?
HARMFUL MATERIALS THAT ARE INTRODUCED INTO THE AIR OR WATER
WHAT IS POLLUTION?
NAME AT LEAST THREE THINGS PEOPLE CAN DO TO HELP THE PLANET?
WHAT IS RECYCLE, SAVE WATER, USE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, BICYCLES OR WALK, EAT LESS BEEF, PLANT TREES, SWITCH TO RENEWABLE ENERGY, MAKE HOMES AND BUSINESSES MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT, SPEAK UP AND USE YOUR VOICE TO MAKE A CHANGE!