Human Impact

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What is the primary activity that contributes to global carbon emissions?

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Burning fossil fuels.

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True or False: Climate change can lead to stronger storms.

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True.

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Polar ice caps ______ the light helping keep the Earth _____?

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Reflect, cool.

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What would happen to Earth without the greenhouse effect?

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Cool to a point where we could not live here.

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What causes the greenhouse effect?

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Gases in the air trapping heat released by the Earth.

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Define 'deforestation'.

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The clearing or thinning of forests by humans.

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What is 'climate change'?

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Long-term alteration of temperature and typical weather patterns in a place.

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What are greenhouse gases?

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Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide and methane.

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How does agriculture contribute to carbon emissions?

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Through practices like livestock production and fertilizer use that release greenhouse gases.

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What is the role of the sun in the greenhouse effect?

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The sun provides energy that warms the Earth, which then releases heat.