Renewable
An organic material made from plants and animals (microorganisms).
Biomass
A natural substance formed from the buried remains of ancient organisms that can be used as a source of energy.
Fossil Fuels
A chemical compound that is usually in the form of a gas.
Carbon Dioxide
Are natural materials that cannot be replaced after they are used.
Nonrenewable Resource
The long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns.
Climate Change
Electricity generated by moving water.
Hydroelectric Energy
The energy is produced by the breaking of atom bonds. Radioactive.
Nuclear Energy
A chemical element that naturally occurs in all organic compounds and is found in all forms of life.
Carbon
A chemical reaction that produces heat and light.
Combustion
Something that is found in nature and can be used by people.
Natural Resources
It is light, heat, and other forms of energy given off by the Sun.
Solar Energy
Flammable material that naturally occurs underground and contains methane and hydrocarbons.
Natural Gas
The amount of carbon dioxide released into the air because of your own energy needs.
Carbon Footprint
A process that occurs when gasses in Earth's atmosphere trap the Sun's heat.
Greenhouse effect
What are the two main gasses that cause global warming and climate change?
Carbon Dioxide and Methane
Is an alternative energy source that is powered by air.
Wind Energy
When we burn fossil fuels and oil, what do they release into the air?
Carbon Dioxide
The clearing, or cutting down, of forests.
Deforestation
The increase in Earth's average temperature over a long period of time.
Global Warming
True or False, 2024 was the hottest year on record
True
Heat within the earth.
Geothermal Energy
Where does most of the energy in the United States come from?
Fossil Fuels
Substances released into the air and are measured by their concentrations, or parts per million, in the atmosphere.
Emmissons
How much has Earth's temperature risen since 1850?
2 degrees F in total!
What evidence supports that the ice caps are melting?
Ocean levels are rising.