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