global warming loop cards
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Global warming loop cards
A Global warming
Q I am produced over millions of years from the remains of dead plants and animals and am known as...
A Fossil fuels
Q The most common greenhouse gas produced by burning fossil fuels is…
A Carbon dioxide
Q Another gas produced by burning fuels is…
A Water vapour
Q A word to describe an energy resource, such as fossil fuels, which will one day run out is…
A Non-renewable
Q A fossil fuel other than natural gas is…
A Coal
Q A gas that is needed for fossil fuels to burn is…
A Oxygen
Q The term given to the effect of a layer of gases holding heat in our atmosphere is…
A The greenhouse effect
Q A greenhouse gas produced from, amongst other things, cows’ bottoms is…
A Methane
Q The original source of nearly all our energy comes from…
A The sun
Q An important sink for carbon dioxide on land are…
A Forests
Q A massive sink for carbon which lives in the oceans is…
A Plant Plankton
Q Something that happened in the 19th Century, resulting in a rise in carbon dioxide levels was…
A The industrial revolution
Q Another word for a change in global weather brought about by global warming is…
A Climate change
Q Something that will increase around the world as a result of global warming is…
A Temperature
Q Long periods without rain which may also be more likely given climate change are…
A Droughts
Q Hot, dry habitats spreading in size due to global warming are…
A Deserts
Q The desert environment is hot and dry and known as…
A Arid
Q A country likely to be affected by the spread of deserts is…
A Sudan
Q Another consequence of global warming is likely to be the melting of the…
A Ice caps
Q This could result in problems to low-lying areas caused by…
A Flooding
Q A country likely to be affected by flooding is…
A Bangladesh
Q The word to describe sources of energy that will never run out is…
A Renewable
Q A form of renewable energy is…
A Solar power
Q A more energy-efficient way of transporting large numbers of people instead of using cars is…
A Public transport
Q Something that can easily be fitted at home to reduce the amount of energy used are…
A Energy-efficient light bulbs
Q A type of environmentally-friendly transport that can also improve your health is…
A Cycling
Q Here is the end of our tale about the effect on the earth’s temperature caused by the greenhouse effect which is known as…