Climate change and Silent Spring vocabulary

What is climate change?

• A new type of computer software
• The process of changing clothes
• Changes in the Earth's climate over time
• A type of dessert made with cream and fruit

How do people affect climate change?

• Climate change is caused by natural processes
• Climate change is not influenced by human activities
• Human activities have a positive impact on climate change
• Human activities contribute to climate change through the release of greenhouse gases.

What are fossil fuels?

• Man-made synthetic fuels
• Renewable energy sources
• Natural fuels formed from the remains of living organisms
• Radioactive materials

Why is it important to switch from energy like fossil fuels into renewable energy?

• To increase pollution and harm the environment
• To deplete natural resources and cause irreversible damage
• To support the growth of non-renewable energy sources
• To reduce environmental impact and promote sustainability.

Define: deforestation

• The clearing of trees and forests on a large scale
• The planting of new trees in a forest
• The construction of new buildings in a forest
• The preservation of trees and forests

What are greenhouse gases?

• Gases that cool the Earth's atmosphere
• Gases that have no effect on the Earth's atmosphere
• Gases that cause earthquakes
• Gases that trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere

What would happen if the ice-caps melt?

• Rising sea levels, changes in climate patterns, and disruption of ecosystems.
• No impact on the environment
• Expansion of polar bear habitats
• Increased snowfall and colder temperatures

Define: pollution

• Pollution is the introduction of beneficial substances into the environment
• Pollution is the presence in or introduction into the environment of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects.
• Pollution is the presence of a substance that has no effect on the environment
• Pollution is the absence of any substance in the environment

The fields were ________ after the deforestation

After all fuzz, there was a sense of ________ in the air