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