Vocab: long-term change in the prevailing weather patterns
climate change
5
Vocab: a natural, non-renewable fuel such as coal, oil, or natural gas formed over a very long time in the geological past from the remains of living organisms
fossil fuels
20
Vocab: continual rise in the average temperature of Earth's climate system
global warming
15
Vocab: Resources that exist in the environment without human intervention
natural resources
10
Vocab: gas in an atmosphere that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range
greenhouse gasses
25
Due to _______________ global temperature, ice sheets are melting, which adds water globally and increases the sea level.
increased
5
The number of record high temperatures in the United States has _______________.
increased
15
Human activity has added gases that have increased the _______________ in the atmosphere and have caused Earth's surface temperature to rise.
greenhouse effect
25
The main cause of air pollution is the _______________ of fossil fuels.
burning
20
What is a natural process that has affected Earth’s climate.
Changes in solar energy, volcanoes, dead trees and animals releasing carbon dioxide
10
What is something humans can do to reduce the burning of fossil fuels?
Take public transportation, use wind or water power, Use scrubbers on factories
25
Natural causes raise the temperature ______________ .
gradually
5
Human causes raise the temperature ______________ .
quickly
15
What is a human process that has affected Earth’s climate?
driving cars, People burning fossil fuels, deforestation
20
What are 2 factors that cause a rise in global temperature?