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:
(My answer is written in Purple)
What is our greatest threat in thousands of years?
Our greatest threat in thousands of year are:
- Greater Storms
- Greater Floods
- Greater heats waves
- Extreme High Sea Level Rise
How do we see climate change affecting the globe?
We can see the Climate Change affecting our globe by the temperature was getting hotter.
What is needed to change history?
We needed to stop making cars, because we will burn more fosil fuels than before.
Is climate change a man-made disaster?
Climate change is a man-made disaster because we burned fossil fuels too much and It let out a dangerous Gas which is Carbon dioxide. Carbon Dioxide trap the heat we get from the Sun and that's why the planet is getting hotter and hotter.
Dramatic action must be made in the next __ years to change it?
Answer: 10 years
Why is our climate changing?
Our climate is changing because we're burning too many fossils fuels in order to get energy/power for our cars, trains etc.
What is causing the warming trend of the climate?
The thing that causes the warming trend of the Climate is burning too much fossil fuels.
What is the main problem?
The main problem is that burn too many fossil fuels in order to make energy for our Cars etc.
What are examples of these?
The example effects of Climate change is that animals are dying because they are unable to live with this much heat.
Burning fossil fuels releases what gas?
Burning fossil fuels release a Carbon Dioxide gas.
How much hotter now is our world?
1°C hotter and It's enough to bring the effect of Climate Change.
What do we call this global warming?
Climate Change
How is this affecting creatures/animals like bats?
They are not able to live because the temperature is getting hotter and hotter caused by Climate Change.
What percentage of species are near extinction?
The percentage of species are near extinction is 88%.
How could this affect the world ecosystems?
It affects the world ecosystem by our animals are slowly going to be extinct. In 2018 in Australia, the weather got hotter about 42°C and the Bats couldn't handle the heat that they are getting and 11 thousand died and they only saved about 350 Bats.
What global change was seen and recording breaking last year?
Our world gets hotter and hotter and it breaks the lasts years record by 1°C. 1°C is enough to melt the snows in the mountains.
How is climate change affecting our weather systems?
1. Extremely strong floods/storms
2. Heavy Heatwaves
3. Powerful rain
What is another effect of climate change?
The other effects of climate change are that the Ice in the mountains is malting because the heat has increased, and the sea level is getting higher.
What will happen if the ice melts in Antarctica and the Arctic?
It will increase the Sea level even more than it is right now.
How does this affect people?
It also affects people by having Wildfires. Last year as the temperature rise there's a broken record of wildfires around the globe; Western US and California. In California, there's a 24 worth Billion of damages.
What other things affect oceans change?
The other things that affect Ocean is that is getting bigger and bigger because they are getting warmer. Over 90% of heat is trapped in our atmosphere and it has been stored in the ocean.
What does to much heat do to coral?
Too much heat makes Corals die.
Why did some industries not want to stop burning fossil fuels?
Some industries do not want to stop because that's the way they do to produce energy
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.
1. Coal
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| Picture of Coal |
Coal is one of the fossils fuels and they can be found in almost everywhere around the world. The largest coals can be found in the United States, Russia, China, Australia and India.
2. Oil
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| Picture of Oil Oil is one of the fossils fuels as well. Oil can be found underground and it almost looks like Rocks. Two of the countries that use Oil renewable fossil fuels is Saudi Arabia and Russia. |
3. Natural Gas
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| Picture of Natural Gas Natural gas is also one of renewable fossil fuels. It can be found deep underground just like Oil. Two of the countries that use Natural Gas energy is Algeria and Venezuela. |
Write a paragraph and upload an image about each of these renewable energies.
1. Solar
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| Solar looks like this Solar is renewable energy. It can give energies by getting heat from the Sun. Two of the topmost country that uses Solar is Germany (48.4GW) and Japan (63.3GW). Solar is good to use because first of all, It's renewable because we get heat from the Sun every day and it also decreases the Oil that we use to make energy. |
2. Wind
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| Wind The wind is one of the renewable resources. It is abstract and you can't see it but you can feel it. It is useful, especially If a country has a lot of strong winds. That's why Humans invented Windmill. You get energy from Windmill if the Windmill is spinning because of the strong wind. One of the Top 2 most countries that have Windmills is Canada and France. |
3. Wave Power
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| Picture of Wave Power Wave power is one of the renewable energy sources. How does it work? Well, there's a high-tech device placed on the surface of the ocean. Because the motion of Waves is up and down it gives energy. Two of the countries that used Wave Power is Scotland and Nothern Canada. |
4. Hydro
Picture of a Hydro
Hydro is a renewable source of energy, and that energy comes from Water. It is electric energy and there's a lot of those like Dams and Reservoirs. Two of the most countries that have this is China and Canada and there are much more countries that use this type of renewable energy.
Write a 6 sentence reflection about what you have learnt about Climate Change and how it is going to affect us.
Second, Is that I've learned the kinds of Renewable fossil fuels and Non-Renewable fossil fuels.
I also learned that our wonders of nature are slowly dying because of Climate Change.
The fourth thing that I learned is that a small amount of heat like 1℃ can melt an Ice in the mountains.
The fifth thing that I learned is that Climate Change can cause wildfires.
The last thing that I've learned is that because of us humans we are slowly ruining Earth because we burn fossil fuels too much in order to get energies for our Cars, Trains etc.
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ReplyDeleteKia ora Elisha Mae,
ReplyDeleteThis is an awesome blog post about climate change. I really like how you included lots of visuals for your audience to look at. The section about the effect of climate change on our weather systems was really interesting. You have a very good understanding of different types of renewable energy. Do you know where in New Zealand any of the hydro power stations are located?
Miss Tozer.
Kamusta Miss Tozer,
DeleteThank you for commenting on my post. But I don't know one, I think is one in Auckland? I actually don't know. But anyway thanks for your feedback.
Kia ora Elisha Mae,
ReplyDeleteCheck out this link: https://www.meridianenergy.co.nz/who-we-are/our-power-stations/hydro
It has some really interesting information about different hydro power stations around New Zealand.
I hope you are having a lovely holiday.
Miss Tozer.