What are fossil fuels?
In what sphere are fossil fuels found?
Geosphere.
What is the total loss of natrual ecosystems caused by extraction of fossil fuels?
Habitat destruction
The dark panels placed on roofs to turn sunlight into energy without creating pollution.
Solar Panels
What are the three main types of fossil fuels?
Coal, oil and natural gases.
What is it called when fossil fuels release several hazardous substances into the air?
Air pollution
True or False: Renewable energy sources will eventually run out like oil and coal.
False!
Along with carbon dioxide, what else it created when fossil fuels are burned?
Water vapour
True or False: The Greenhouse Effect reduces extreme weather events.
False!
Vehicles that don't burn fossil fuels because they run entirely on battery.
Electric Cars.
True or False: fossil fuels are non-renewable energy sources.
True!
Fossil fuels warm the oceans, this heat stresses corals, forcing them to turn white.
Coral Bleaching
The deliberate planting of trees to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Carbon farming.
The process of burning carbon based materials (coal, oil and natrual gases) to release energy.
Combustion.
What are three examples of extreme weather events caused by burning fossil fuels?
Cyclones, droughts, floods.
The term for cutting greenhouse gas emission as close to zero as possible.
Net Zero.