What may happen to an organism that cannot adapt to climate changes?
It may go extinct.
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What are gases that absorb heat leaving Earth's surface called?
Greenhouse Gases
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What are three ways we can limit global warming?
Using clean energy sources, efficient energy practices/technologies, and carbon capture
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What is a fossil fuel?
Energy-rich substances formed from the remains of organisms
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What is a source of methane?
Mining and processing of coal and petroleum, livestock, agriculture such as rice cultivation, landfill use, and the burning of biomass
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What can you do to reduce your carbon footprint?
Answers will vary.
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What is global warming?
The gradual increase of the temperature of Earth's atmosphere
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What is desertification?
The process of some lands becoming deserts due to severe droughts
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Does global warming mean that all parts of Earth are getting warmer?
No; some places get colder.
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Describe the greenhouse effect.
The sun's energy reaches the Earth where the surface is heated. Some heat is radiated into space, but some is absorbed by gases which radiate it back to Earth.
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Can human activities change the climate?
Yes!
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What is carbon capture?
Technology that removes carbon dioxide from exhaust and allows it to be buried underground