What do greenhouse gases do?
TRAP heat from the Sun.
Is a wood-burning furnace renewable or nonrenewable energy?
It could be both depending on if you replant the trees or not.
Name all 3 fossil fuels.
oil, coal, natural gas
How can you reduce/fix global warming?
Use less fossil fuels and use more Renewable Resources.
Name 4 Renewable Resources.
Wind, Solar, Geothermal, Tidal, Hydropower
Name 4 Nonrenewable Resources.
Oil, Coal, Natural Gas, Nuclear
What uses the most water at home?
Your Toilet.
What does UV, as in UV Rays, stand for?
Ultraviolet
What are the 2 most abundant gases in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen and Oxygen
Increasing the amount of Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere will do what?
Increase the average global temperature.
What is deforestation?
The cutting down of trees or forest.
What are some benefits of using coal?
It is plentiful and inexpensive compared to other power sources.
How would reducing deforestation affect global warming?
The more trees there are the less Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere.
What does the ozone do?
Absorbs harmful UV Rays
How can humans reduce greenhouse gases?
Use less Fossil Fuels, use more Renewable Energy, plant trees
How are Greenhouse Gases beneficial to life on Earth?
Maintains Earth's Temperature
List the Atmospheric Layers in Order.
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, and Exosphere
What does Conserve mean?
To save, to protect, to use wisely.
We can conserve water by....?
Turning off water while we brush our teeth.
Name a resource that does not produce carbon dioxide.
Wind, Solar, Geothermal, Hydropower, Tidal
What does a turbine do?
When the turbine spins it makes electricity.
Without Greenhouse Gases Earth would be too _____ for support life.
cold
What does this picture represent?
Greenhouse Gases trapping the Sun's heat.
People can conserve paper, plastics, and glass by....?
RECYCLING
Which Atmospheric Layer does weather occur?
Troposphere