the name of a region in CA that was affected by the drought
What isAny CA county?
100
logging and deforrestation both amplify this
What is Flooding during a typhoon?
100
This is the name of a group of pollutants that come straight from their source. (i.e. cars, factories, ect)
What is primary pollution?
100
the describes what, average weather patterns influenced by precipitation temperature, and humidity in a given region?
What is climate?
100
What enters the earth's atmosphere by passing through a blanket of greenhouse gases?
What is sunlight?
200
This made the drought in Ca even more serious
What is the lack of rain over several years
200
This website created an arguement that claimed the recent typhoon to be designed and not just natural
What is Disaster by Design?
200
this equations creates what
primary pollutant + primary pollutant =
What is secondary pollutant?
200
this is one of the main perpetrators in climate change (i.e. meaning this is what is causing climate change to happe)
What is burning of fossil fuels?
200
This is used by plants to create their own food and energy
What is photosynthesis?
300
the governor of CA asked CA residents to do what during the drought
What is conserve water?
300
This is something that is not related to the environment but played a role in the typhoon
What is corruption?
300
These two substance create a neutral substance when they are mixed together
What is an acid and a base?
300
The earth heating over time is reffered to as
What is global warming?
300
this is the type of energy that is sent back into the atmosphere after it has been absorbed by the earth
What is infra-red rays?
400
One thing in our households that uses a lot of clean water unnecessarily
What is flushing toilets?
400
This creates extreme weather patterns
What is the burning of fossil fuels?
400
This type of rock that is often found in natural lakes and rivers neutralizes acids
What is limestone?
400
people of color living in areas where they are more likely to be negatively affected by climate change is known as what?
What is climate gap?
400
This allows the earth to be warm enough for humans to live on
What is the greenhouse gas effect?
500
The amount of drinkable water availble on earth
what is less than 1%
500
This weakens the lands protection agains natural disasters
What is the stripping of it natural elements?
500
smoke from this natural occurring phenomenon adds to air pollution
What is volcanoes?
500
These add to the heating of the earth by creating a cap in our atmosphere that hold the heat inside making the earth hotter
What are greenhouse gases?
500
In the movie Inconvinient truth there is a cartoon where a young girl's ice cream begins to melt as soon as she steps outside. What did this represent?