CLIMATE AND PLANET EARTH

"Greenhouse effect" is...

• ...when your house gets really hot during the summer months

• ...when gases in the Earth's atmosphere trap the Sun's heat

• ...when the Earth changes the orbit and affects the climate

Two consequences of global warming.

• Earth's average surface temperature will rise 100º C in a short period of time

• More extreme natural disasters will happen

• Ice sheets will expand (get bigger)

• Sea levels will rise

What is light pollution?

• It is the excessive use of outdoor light that affects the health and well-being of humans and other organisms.

• It is any unwanted or disturbing sound that affects the health and well-being of humans and other organisms.

• It is the contamination of the indoor or outdoor environment by any chemical, physical or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the atmosphere

Two types of light pollution

• Glare

• Bright

• Sky glow

• Light bulb

When light is very bright and it hurts our eyes, it is called...

• Sound

• Smell

• Glare

• Bulb

Factor of climate related to how far, North or South, a location is from the Equator

• Latitude

• Altitude

• Relief

• Distance from the sea

Factor of climate related to how elevated is an area above the sea level.

• Latitude

• Altitude

• Relief

• Distance from the sea

Name the two climates of the Hot zone

Factor of climate related to the natural shape of the Earth's surface

• Latitude

• Altitude

• Relief

• Distance from the sea

Complete the sentence: 'the Alpine climate is very ............. and ...............'

• hot

• cold

• warm

• windy