Too much rain!
a FLOOD
What has happened?
An EARTHQUAKE
when there has not been any rain. This is called a ...........?
DROUGHT
The general term for a big problem that we have on the planet now. Plastic in the oceans. It can be in the air, in the water, killing people and animals.
POLLUTION
What are these called?
Solar Panels
One of the main contributors of climate change is the release of C02 into the environment. What is this also called?
Carbon emissions
.......... ........... is the process that causes the Earth's temperature to rise and makes the Earth warmer. Humans play a large role in the increase in the Earth's temperature.
Global Warming
They trap heat in the Earth's atmostphere. They let sunlight pass through the atmosphere, but they prevent the heat that the sunlight brings from leaving the atmosphere.
Greenhouse Gases
A big problem is there are too many people in the world. What is this called?
OVERPOPULATION
When a tanker or oil rig in the sea loses all its product everywhere? This is called an .... ........?
OIL SPILL
Solar, wind and water are types of ..... ?
Renewable Energy
What is this called?
A wind farm
They are the heart of some power plants. They contain and control chain reactions that produce heat through a physical process called fission. That heat is used to make steam that spins a turbine to create electricity.
Nuclear Reactor
An industrial facility for the generation of electricity
Power Plant
Animals are dying and soon there will be no more. What is the word we use?
EXTINCTION
As the ice caps melt, the ....... ......... rise.
sea levels
What is this called?
DEFORESTATION
Coal, gas and petrol are all types of what?
Fossil Fuels