1. Climatechange
By: Matias Benavides

2. Climatechange
 Climatechangeis a significantandlastingchange in
thestatisticaldistributionofweatherpatternsoverperiodsra
ngingfromdecadestomillionsofyears.
 It may be a change in average
weatherconditionsorthedistributionofeventsaroundthat
average.

3. Causes
 Natural causes
Continental drift
Volcanoes
The earth's tilt
Ocean currents

4. Human causes
 Greenhouse gases and their sources
 How we all contribute every day
 Cars, buses, and trucks are the principal ways by which
goods and people are transported in most of our cities.
These are run mainly on petrol or diesel, both fossil
fuels.
 We generate large quantities of waste in the form of
plastics that remain in the environment for many years
and cause damage.

5. Quizzes
 http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/climate/quiz/i
ndex.cfm

6. GlossaryofEnvironmentalTerm
s
 aerosol - a suspension of small liquid or solid particles
in gas.
 ash - incombustible residue left over after incineration
or other thermal processes.
 crop dusting - the application of pesticides to plants by
a low-flying plane.
 carcinogens - substances that cause cancer, such as
tar.