The conversion of renewable energy from sunlight into electricity.

The use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity.

________ ________ refers to a large-scale, long-term shift in the planet's weather patterns and average temperatures.

A species of animal or plant that is seriously at risk of extinction.

Carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide are all examples of ________ ________.

The rise of ________ ________ is caused primarily by two factors related to global warming: the added water from melting ice sheets and glaciers and the expansion of seawater as it warms.

The primary greenhouse gas emitted through human activities.

The gases in our atmosphere trap heat and block it from escaping our planet. This is called the ________ ________.

Solar, wind and tidal are all examples of ________ ________.

Thick layers of ice and snow that cover large areas of land. You’ll usually find them in the North and South Poles of the Earth.

If we are to stop global warming, we must urgently reduce our ________ ________.

An ecological or environmental area where a specific species lives. The place in nature that particular species calls home.