Green House Effect
What is it called the greenhouse effect?
Actual greenhouses trap heat
Are they Renewable?
No
What are two types of renewable resources?
Sunlight and wind.
How much has sea levels risen each decade?
1 inch
Why might there be more oil in some places than others?
What the climate was like thousands of years ago.
Where does the Greenhouse effect occur?
The atmosphere
Name the three types of fossil fuels.
Natural gas, coal and oil.
Do renewable resources emmite carbon dioxide?
No
Decreasing sea ice is challenging what species?
Polar Bears.
What might a climate be like thousands of years ago if it has a very large amount of oil?
Tropical
What are the greenhouse gases trapping?
The suns heat rays
What ancient regions would coal form in?
Swamps
What does solar energy produce that water does not?
heat energy
What does warmer temperatures cause sea levels to do?
Rise
Middle East.
What are the different types of greenhouse gases?
Carbon Dioxide, water vapor, and methane
What are the 4 different types of coal?
Anthracite, Bituminous, Subbituminous and Lignite.
What are renewable resources used to create?
Electricity
What could happen to animals habitats if the temperature continues to change?
They can be destroyed.
Why are resources unevenly distributed around the world?
Animals populate places based on climate.
Since the industrial revolution what is the new form of Co2 emissions coined as?
Anthropogenic carbon dioxide emission
What is the the machine called that drills for oil?
Derrick
What percent of the U.S energy is renewable?
12 percent
What is sea ice extent?
The measurement of the area of ocean where sea ice forms.
There is lots of volcanoes near what kinds of deposits?
Copper deposits