This effect refers to the retention of the Sun's warmth in the Earth's lower atmosphere.
The Greenhouse Effect
What is this layer of gases surrounding Earth...commonly known as 'air'?
Earth's atmosphere
TRUE or FALSE: Carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere allow heat to escape the planet into outer space
FALSE! They trap heat, keeping earth warm.
TRUE or FALSE: Earth's average temperature has increased over the past 100 years.
TRUE
Name two human behaviors that cause negative climate change.
Industrial power plants, burning fossil fuels, cutting down trees, farming billions of cows (cow farts)
TRUE or FALSE: Global warming is caused by too much carbon dioxide and other gases entering our atmosphere.
TRUE
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather refers to short-term, climate describes what the weather is like over a long period of time in a specific area.
Where does methane gas come from?
The production and transport of coal, natural gas, and oil OR Methane emissions also result from livestock
______________ does not change day-to-day or even month-to-month, but usually takes hundreds, thousands, or millions of years to change.
Climate
Is earth hundreds, millions, or billions of years old?
billions