Environmental Issues
What is climate change? 🌎
Climate change is the warming of our earth over a long period of time.
What is the impact of deforestation? 🏞
Fewer forest means an increase in greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.
What is the connection between ocean acidification and shellfish?
When the ocean acidification increases it impairs the shellfish's ability to build the shell/skeleton.
What is the Anthropocene Era? *Hint--picture* 👩🏾
A period of time when humans started to have a significant impact on climate change.
How can changing to renewable energy help our environment?
Reduces the amount of air pollution by changing the type of energy we use.
Why do we need sustainability?
For our future generations to live in a clean healthy environment that also improves our ecosystem.
Where does air pollution come from? 🚗
Air pollution comes from the greenhouse gas emissions we emit into the air from factories, cars, and power plants.
How are plants affected?
Deforestation is taking out our ecosystems and plants decreasing the biodiversity of plants.
What is an "Epoch"?
The start of a distinctive period in history.
What is carbon capture and storage?
Used to trap carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by using a method called post-combustion.
How does overpopulation of fish happen? 🐟
Humans take out fish from the ocean at a greater rate than the species can replenish its population naturally thus making the species overpopulated in that area.
What are the different types of fossil fuels?
Oil, coal, and natural gas.
How can butterflies be affected by climate change? 🦋
Higher temperatures in our atmosphere threaten the butterfly species to survive their hibernation.
What time period did the Anthropocene Era start?
Started either around the industrialization of the 1750s or the widespread globalization around the 1950s.
A lifestyle where individuals or communities live independently of public utilities
Living off-grid
What are the impacts of Urban Sprawl?
Loss of farmland, loss of wildlife habitat, and raises many health concerns.
What are the effects of overpopulation?
Overpopulation can decrease our natural resources, and also create many health concerns.
How does pollution affect birds? 🦅
Specifically, birds that live near the ocean are affected by the oil waste that is dumped into the water.
Why is the Anthropocene Era known as the "Age of the Humans"? 👩🏾⚕️
Human activity started to have a significant impact on the environment.
What is climate mitigation? 📈
Climate mitigation is the use of different methods like using more renewable energy.
What is the risk of letting in invasive species?
Invasive species can take out native species and also destroy many ecosystems.
What is Ocean Acidification?
When our ocean's pH levels decrease and cause an increase in carbon dioxide.
People who are forced to leave their homes due to the adverse effects of climate change
Climate Refugees