Hurumanu - Climate Change
Aim: To look at the causes of climate change and how to prevent it.
As you watch the video answer these questions:
What is our greatest threat in thousands of years?
Climate Change.
How do we see climate change affecting the globe?
- Floods
- Extreme Storms
- Strong Winds
- Heat Waves
What is needed to change history?
Good climate.
Is climate change a man made disaster?
Yes, it is a man made disaster.
Dramatic action must be made in the next 10 years to change it?
Yes
Why is our climate changing?
Our world is getting hotter.
What is causing the warming trend of the climate?
Something to do with the layer of gas around earth.
What is the main problem?
The ice melting which is making the oceans warm and dangerous.
What are examples of these?
Cole, Oil and Gas.
Burning fossil fuels releases what gas?
Carbon Dioxide
How much hotter now is our world?
1 degree hotter.
What do we call this global warming?
Climate Change.
How is this affecting creatures / animals like bats?
When they are adapting to heat they then die because it is to hot.
What percentage of species are near extinction?
8%
How could this effect the world ecosystems?
They could make things extremely hot and we would have lots of fires.
What global change was seen and recording breaking last year?
The ice breaking.
How is climate change affecting our weather systems?
1. More moisture ,more rain
2. Super Storms
3. Strong Wind
What is another effect of climate change?
The ice is melting
What will happen if the ice melts in Antarctica and the Arctic?
The oceans will rise and places could be covered in water.
How does this affect people?
The water that comes could kill us.
What other things affect oceans change?
The climate change and the melting ice make the oceans expand.
What does too much heat do to the coral?
It becomes bleached then dies.
Why did some industries not want to stop burning fossil fuels?
Because the industries would have to stop making cars.
Stop at 23.39
Investigation
You can decide on how you would like to do this investigation. Your presentation could be on the blog, slides, or Powerpoint.
Write a definition, upload an image and list where these fossil fuels are mined.
- Coal
- Oil
- Natural Gas
Write a paragraph and upload an image about each of these renewable energy.
- Solar
- Wind
- Waves
- Hydro
Write a 6 sentence reflection about what you have learnt about Climate Change and how it is going to affect us.
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