Part 2: Human Activities and Global Climate Change

What is the industrial revolution?

Industrial Revolution is the time when machines were invented. It replaced jobs for people. It changed the lives of human beings helping us get things done faster.

Name one human activity that affects global climate change?

Burning fossil fuels cuases global climate change. Gasoline as an example of fossil fuels is used to run a car. When a car moves it burns gasoline and fossil fuels. Burning fossil fuels produce pollutants and poisonous gasses like carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide is not only toxic to humans, but also can form smog when combined with fog.

What is Global Warming?

Global warming is a process that happens worldwide. Human activities cause excess carbon dioxide on Earth. That carbon dioxide absorbs the sun's thermal energy that heats up the Earth.

Explain how chlorofluorocarbons can change global climate change.

Pollutants together with chlorofluorocarbon can harm the O-Zone Layer causing holes. When the O-Zone Layer has holes too much solar radiation can penetrate the Earth's atmosphere. This causes in temperature worldwide. Thus causing global climate change.

How does the Industrial Revolution affect global climate change?

The industrial revolution can cause global climate change because they used fossil fuels to power machines so they burned fossil fuels and produced smoke, containing carbon monoxide. Chlorofluorocarbons can harm the o-zone layer.