Friday, April 23, 2010

*Global warming is when the earth heats up the temperature rises. It happens when greenhouse gases carbon dioxide, water vapor, nitrous oxide, and methane trap heat and light from the sun in the earth’s atmosphere, which increases the temperature. This hurts many people, animals, and plants. Many cannot take the change, so they die.



*Climate refers to the overall weather of a location over a long period of time. Climate and climate change is determined by many things including distance from the equator closeness to an ocean or major body of water, and mountains, plains and forests also effects the climate . There are 12 distinct types of climates on our planet, ranging from tropical to Climate refers to the overall weather of a location over a long period of time.


*An air pollutant is known as a substance in the air that can cause harm to humans and the environment. Pollutants can be in the form of liquid droplets, or gases. In addition, they may be natural or man-made Pollutants can be classified as either primary or secondary. Pollution is made by people thing or factory.


*Water pollution affects plants and organisms living in these bodies of water and, in almost all cases the effect is damaging either to individual species and populations, but also to the natural biological communities.



*Ground pollution is when people pollute the ground and plants and trees.It also affects the soil minerals and plenty more.




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