Climate Change and Global Warming Vocabulary

A large lake or tank for storing water.

• hydropower

• reservoir

• renewable resources

• global warming

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An increase in the Earth’s average temperature due to an excess of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

• climate change

• climate

• greenhouse effect

• global warming

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Changes in the average, long-term weather patterns of a place.

• climate

• global warming

• climate change

• greenhouse effect

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A layer of gases surrounding Earth held there by gravity, commonly called “air.”

• atmosphere

• weather

• climate

• greenhouse gases

Gases in the atmosphere that trap the sun’s heat, creating the greenhouse effect.

• greenhouse effect

• carbon footprint

• carbon dioxide

• greenhouse gases

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__________ is usually described by temperature, wind conditions, cloud cover, and precipitation.

• climate

• weather

• climate change

• global warming

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A measurement of how much carbon dioxide we send into the atmosphere through our everyday actions.

• carbon footprint

• carbon dioxide

• greenhouse effect

• renewable resources

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Energy-rich materials (like coal and oil), found in the outer layers of the Earth’s surface.

• carbon dioxide

• carbon footprint

• fossil fuel

• greenhouse effect

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A source of energy that can be replenished over and over again.

• fossil fuels

• carbon dioxide

• renewable resources

• greenhouse gases

Greenhouse gases trapping heat from the sun inside the atmosphere and acting like blankets, warming the planet enough to support life.

• greenhouse effect

• greenhouse gases

• fossil fuel

• carbon dioxide

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