Environment

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Karteikarten auf Environment , erstellt von Lea Wolf auf 03/06/2018.
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Consequences of the climate change -Will increase in the coming years -it will affect people and animals in different ways -the temperature gets higher -glaciers will melt faster —> this causes rising sea levels and floods -ice at the poles, covert only seasonally -extreme weather —> storms, droughts, extreme snowfall
Renewable energy Is energy gained from natural resources Like: sunlight, wind, rain, waves
How can you reduce your greenhouse gas emissions? Eat less meat Insulate your house Travel smart Move closer to work Stop cutting down trees
Solar energy ...is known to capture the suns heat Pros: Renewable Sustainable Silent Cons: Expensive Exotic materials Requires much space
Wind energy ... is the use of air flow through wind turbines Pros: Clean power Renewable sources Can be built on existing farms Cons: Threat to wildlife Expensive
Biomass ...is gained by burning wood and other substances like sunflowers grass and waste Pros: Renewable Can convert waste Cons: Can be expensive Requires space Requires water to grow
Geothermal energy ...is heat energy generated and stored in the earth Pros: No fuel needed Abundant supply Cons: Need a lot of water Expensive
abundant reichlich
endangered gefährdet
Renewable energy Erneuerbare Energie
solid fuels Feste Brennstoffe
Sustainable Nachhaltig
Greenhouse emissions Treibhausgase And burning fossil fuels is one of the reasons and the industrialization
The polar ice is very important for our world.. It reflects sunlight and deflects heat. Without this —> the heat will stay in our atmosphere
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