Climate Change – The Biggest Challenge

 

We have spent the last week learning about Climate Change and the impact that it has on life on Earth. For this week’s writing task we are going to be explaining what Climate Change is, what impact it has, and what we need to do to improve how we look after the environment.

 

Make sure you have read and understood what Explanatory Writing is, and have made a plan.

 

Your task is to explain  what Climate Change is, and what impact it has on Earth.

 

Begin your writing here:Climate change is the rapidly changing temperatures in the atmosphere. It is important that we discuss climate change because it can affect all of us. If climate change gets bad enough then sea levels could rise through glaciers melting, wildfires and loss of usable water. Climate change is caused by greenhouse gases, greenhouse gases are the gases that trap heat and go up into the atmosphere.Greenhouse gases are gases processed and released into the atmosphere by a living thing or released by factories, coal mining, burning fossil fuels and car exhausts.  Climate change is having a big impact on the earth but the biggest one will be the increase of the water in the ocean. This is caused by the earth’s rising temperature as a result of  methane, carbon dioxide and many other gases being trapped in the atmosphere. The glaciers are melting and flooding the ocean. The glaciers are melting because the earth’s temperature is going up and melting the glaciers. This is bad because the sea levels may rise so high that it can cover up an entire island in the future unless we stop it.  Climate change is bad for the environment because it can deplete water sources and increase the temperature of the earth. It will deplete usable water because the heat will turn the usable water into steam. Now this is alarming because if the water depletes and the heat rises then many trees will dry up and die, and without trees there will be a lack of oxygen. With a lack of oxygen we won’t be able to survive. One of the ways we can help solve this problem is that we need to end oil drilling because oil produces over 120 Megatons of Methane per year! Oil drilling produces this much methane because methane is produced when natural gases are flared or vented and the process happens a lot whilst oil drilling. This is bad because methane traps heat 25 times more than carbon dioxide, we also need to end gas cars because the gas contains over 20 pounds of carbon dioxide.  In conclusion Climate change is bad for many reasons and we can’t really stop it completely because if we do, we will end up in an ice age once more but, If keep it at a medium pace trees won’t die and neither will we.

 

Climate Change – Response to Texts

 

Think carefully about each question, and use evidence from the texts to support your conclusions. Write your answers in full sentences, and use explanations and examples where needed.

 

1. What are two of the largest sources of climate change? Explain what they are.

 

Source One:Deforestation	Deforestation Is When You Burn Or Cut Down Forests And It Could Be Bad Because Trees Absorb Carbon Dioxide And When You Cut The Down Or Burn Them They Release It All Into The Environment.
Source Two: Fossil Fuels	Fossil Fuels Are Fuels Made From Burning Fossils Or Coal, And They Are Bad For The Environment Because When Burning Them Down To A Liquid You Create Excess Carbon Dioxide

 

1. Explain what impact climate change is having on our environment. Include at least 2 examples.

 

Climate Change Has Many Impacts Like How In Some Places It Can Make The Ocean Rise And Swallow Up An Entire Island And In Others It Can Cause Droughts.

 

1. What are greenhouse gases?

 

GreenHouse Gases Are Gases Produced By Humans And Animals Know As Farts And Burps, And They Are Harmful To The Environment Because They Contain Some Harmful Gases.

 

1. How does deforestation contribute to climate change?

 

DeForestation Contributes to Climate Change Because Trees Absorb Carbon Dioxide And When You Cut The Down Or Burn Them There Is Nothing That Can Absorb The Smog\Air Pollution.

 

1. Why is it important to reduce our carbon footprint?

 

It Is Important To Reduce Our Carbon Footprint Because Carbon Increases The Speed Of Climate Change, And If That Happens Then The Entire World Would End Up Destroyed Due To The Land Drying Up And Every Living Thing Die Of Thirst

 

1. Do you think we, as New Zealanders,are doing a good job of slowing down climate change? Provide at least 2 reasons for your answer.

No I Don’t Think That We Are Doing A Good Job With Slowing Down Climate Change Because One, 99% Of Energy In New Zealand Is Fossil Fuel And Two, Around 1840 There Was Already Some 6.7 Hectares Of Forests Destroyed.

 

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States of Matter – Response to Text

Answer each question to the best of your ability, using full sentences and make sure to include detail in your responses.

 

1.   What are the three states of matter commonly found on Earth, and what are TWO of their properties?

 

State #1:Solid	State #2:Liquid	State #3:Gas
Property #1:Solids are rigid, some are also sharp	Property #1: Liquid flows easily and takes the shape of its container	Property #1:Gas atoms can move freely and are contained in a metal container so it doesn’t explode
Property #2:Solids can be hard or soft.	Property #2:Liquids have a definite volume but not a definite mass.	Property #2:Gasses have no definite vollume or mass

 

2. What is the fourth state of matter called?

1. 1. Electrons
   2. Particles

• Plasma

1. Laser

 

3. What happens to the speed of molecules when the temperature increases?

• They move quicker

1. They move slower
2. They move at the same speed
3. They explode.

 

4. Explain what happens to the molecules in a liquid when they are cooled down to their freezing point.

 

They stop moving as much and they become a solid

 

5. Explain what happens to the molecules in a liquid when they are heated to their boiling point.

 

They liquid starts to evaporate and turn into gas

 

6. What could be the reason for the fact that gases can be compressed more easily than solids or liquids?

 

The reason could be because the atoms in a gas can move freely and because of that they can then be compressed easily.

 

7. Explain how each of these jobs might need to understand and work with different types of matter. (You may need to research to find out more)

 

Job	Gas	Liquid	Solid
Baker	Bakers can smell steam when they are making potatoes.	Bakers use oil when they are cooking to make sure nothing sticks to the pan.	Bakers use Bread when they are preparing garlic bread.
Fire Fighter	Firefighter smell smoke well they rescue people from a burning building.	Firefighter use water while they put out fires	Firefighters use Hoses to put out fires.
Welder	Carbon monoxide can be smelled because of the temperature of the materials carbonating.	Welders use Welding fluid to make sure the weld works.	Welders use steel when they are welding the steel together

 

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