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Climate change
Question | Answer |
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Climate | The average weather of an area; what the weather is usually like |
Global Warming | The gradual increase in the temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere |
Greenhouse Gases | Gases in the atmosphere that absorb heat |
Greenhouse Effect | The trapping of heat inside the earth’s atmosphere near Earth’s surface making the world warmer |
Carbon Dioxide; CO2 | One of the main greenhouse gases, it is released from the burning of fossil fuels. |
Methane; CH4 | One of the main greenhouse gases |
Livestock | Creates methane (CH4) |
Plants | Absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) |
Releases additional carbon dioxide into the atmosphere | Burning fossil fuels |
Fossil fuels | Oil, Gas, Diesel, Natural Gas (Petroleum) - nonrenewable |
Weather | The conditions of the atmosphere at any given time |
Drought | No rain in area for a long time |
Ocean acidification | The ocean getting more acid with carbonic acid (from CO2) |
Sea level rise | Oceans getting deeper, moving up on land; from ice melting |
Renewable energy | Energy produce from things that won't run out. Ex: solar, wind, geothermal, biomass |
Emissions | Being released (emitted) into the world |
Address | To try to fix or deal with |