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Changes in the World
Greenhouse
How do humans contribute to global warming
Prevention of Global Warming
Bonus
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What is global warming?
A rise in the earth's temperature over a period of time.
100
What is a common greenhouse gas?
Carbon Dioxide
100
What is a gas that causes global warming?
carbon dioxide
100
What are two common ways of transportation that does not add to global warming?
Walking and Biking
100
What is your impact on the environment?
Carbon footprint
200
What is the polar ice cap?
This area of the Earth is melting.
200
What are greenhouse gases?
Gases trapped in the atmosphere.
200
What are three contributors to global warming?
Car emissions, aerosol cans, and coal power plants.
200
How does planting trees help reduce carbon dioxide levels?
They take in Co2 and release oxygen via photosynthesis.
200
What is the thermostat?
Turn this down to save energy.
300
What is the ocean?
This area of water may rise.
300
What is heat from the sun?
Water and land absorb some of this.
300
How does over fishing and pollution affect the oceans?
Coral reefs are dying.
300
How are animals responding to the increase of temperature?
Many of the species are dying off, migrating, and breaking patterns of life cycles.
300
What is Walk to School day?
You can help the environment each week on this day.
400
What is drought?
A lack of rainfall over a prolonged period of time.
400
What is global warming?
The green house gases get trapped in the atmosphere therefore making the temperatures rise.
400
What is deforestation?
Logging reduces the amount of trees that can provide fresh oxygen.
400
How can you save water?
Turn of the water.
400
What is a reef?
It protects the ocean shore from waves and rising ocean levels.
500
What is water?
Every living thing needs this to survive and it is a liquid.
500
What area reflects heat from the sun?
The polar ice cap helps prevent global warming.
500
How do the wetlands affect global warming?
They release methane gas, another greenhouse gas, in the air.
500
What is a CFL?
This light bulb saves energy.
500
What animal is impacted by the loss of the polar ice cap?
polar bear