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
The number of record high temperatures in the United States has _______________.
increased
What is a human process that has affected Earth’s climate?
driving cars, People burning fossil fuels, deforestation
How could global warming affect humans?
raised water levels could flood or cause a change in fishing, hotter temperatures, less plants or animals (to eat or make oxygen)
Due to _______________ global temperature, ice sheets are melting, which adds water globally and increases the sea level.
increased
Natural causes raise the temperature ______________ .
gradually
The main cause of air pollution is the _______________ of fossil fuels.
burning
Human causes raise the temperature ______________ .
quickly
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
What are 2 factors that cause a rise in global temperature?