Climate Change Year 5

What is climate change?

• The weather conditions that exist in an area in general or over a long period.

• Day to day conditions of the atmosphere. For example: the degree to which it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy.

• The long-term changes in climate.

• I'm not sure

What is climate?

• The weather conditions that exist in an area in general or over a long period.

• Day to day conditions of the atmosphere. For example: the degree to which it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy.

• Climate change refers to long-term changes in climate.

• I'm not sure

What is weather?

• The weather conditions that exist in an area in general or over a long period.

• Day to day conditions of the atmosphere. For example: the degree to which it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy.

• Climate change refers to long-term changes in climate.

• I'm not sure

What is a carbon footprint?

• The amount of carbon dioxide emissions associated with all the activities of a person or other entity.

• A footprint left behind by carbon dioxide

• The amount of carbon dioxide that is in the atmosphere

• I'm not sure.

Which of these are ways to reduce your carbon footprint? Tick all that apply.

• Driving to work every day.

• Travelling by bus.

• Walking to school.

• Recycle materials

Which of these are greenhouse gases?

• Carbon Dioxide

• Oxygen

• Methane

Why are greenhouse gases a problem?

• They escape from the atmosphere and reduce the oxygen available to people.

• They trap thermal energy from escaping from the atmosphere, which makes the Earth get colder and colder.

• I'm not sure.

• They trap thermal energy from escaping from the atmosphere, which makes the Earth get hotter and hotter.

How do humans contribute to climate change/global warming? Tick all that are correct.

• Burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas to provide us with useful energy for heating and electricity.

• Chopping down trees, which reduces the amount of trees available to absorb carbon dioxide.

• Farming more and more animals to provide meat for humans to eat. This means more burps and farts, which release methane into the environment.

• I'm not sure.

How does the burning of fossil fuels negatively impact the environment?

• When fossil fuels are burned, they release methane into the atmosphere.

• When fossil fuels are burned, they release oxygen into the atmosphere.

• When fossil fuels are burned, they release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

• I don't know yet.

Why are Greta Thunberg and David Attenborough well-known?

• I don't know who they are yet.

• They are environmental activists that fight for immediate action against climate change.

• They are environmental activists that burn fossil fuels to create more greenhouse gases.

• They are environmental activists that have a bad carbon footprint.