Sustainable And Responsible Living - Environmental Key Terms

Question 1

Sustainable and responsible living

Answer 1

Leading our lives in a way that has the minimum possible negative impact on the environment

Question 2

Greenhouse gases

Answer 2

Gases that trap heat to help keep the earth warm. If too many of these gases like carbon dioxide (CO2) build up in the atmosphere, they trap too much heat and will cause global warming.

Question 3

Fossil fuels

Answer 3

Natural fuels formed from the remains of plants and animals, e.g. coal, oil and gas

Question 4

Climate change

Answer 4

Any long-term significant change in average weather patterns

Question 5

Global warming

Answer 5

This is the long-term rise in the average temperature in the earth. Global warming is caused from too many greenhouse gases being released into the atmosphere

Question 6

Ozone layer

Answer 6

Layer of the earths upper atmosphere that absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun, protecting us from it. The ozone layer is damaged by greenhouse gases

Question 7

Carbon footprint

Answer 7

This is the total amount of greenhouse gases produced directly and indirectly by human activities like burning fossil fuels for transport and heating