What do UV Rays do to humans?
Give us Sunburn.
What is deforestation?
Cutting down a large number of trees.
How is the Greenhouse Effect beneficial to life on Earth?
It maintains Earth's temperature so it doesn't get to cold.
What does UV, in UV Rays, stand for?
Ultraviolet
How might humans REDUCE Greenhouse Gases?
use less Fossil Fuels, or Use more Renewable Resources, or Plant Trees
How do coal and the Sun compare as sources of energy?
Coal is Nonrenewable and The Sun is Renewable.
Explain how wood is considered a Renewable Resource.
As long as you replant the trees it is Renewable.
How can we conserve water each day?
Turn off water while brushing teeth.
Without the Greenhouse Effect, Earth's Atmosphere would be _____ to support life.
TO COLD
Why should we recycle?
To conserve our natural resources.
Why does the USA still use coal to create Electricity?
Because it is plentiful and inexpensive
Name 4 Renewable Resources.
Wind, Solar, Geothermal, Hydropower, Tidal, (sometimes Biomass)
What does the ozone do?
ABSORBS UV Rays from the Sun.
Name a factor that causes Earth's global temperature to increase.
Burning Fossil Fuels, Car Exhaust, Coal Factories, Burning trees, etc
List 3 Greenhouse gases.
Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Water Vapor, Nitrous Oxide.
How would reducing deforestation affect global warming?
It will reduce the amount of Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere.
According to the Chart: How do we use most of our water at home?
Flushing the Toilet
Name 4 Nonrenewable Resources.
Oil, Coal, Natural Gas, Nuclear, (sometimes Biomass)
What are the 2 must abundant gases in Earth's Atmosphere?
Nitrogen and Oxygen
List the Atmospheric Layers in order!
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, and Exosphere
How does the Greenhouse Effect work?
Greenhouse gases TRAP in heat from the Sun.
Name the 3 Fossil Fuels.
Oil, Coal, Natural Gas
What is created when a turbine spins?
Electricity
What does the picture represent?
Greenhouse Gases Trapping in Solar Energy.