Human Impact

air pollution: from factories/transportation burning fossil fuels

acid rain is a result of air pollution and the pollution can then get into water sources from the rain

oil/gasoline spills

garbage/litter

cutting down trees or whole forests to use the materials or the land

causes soil erosion: soil has less nutrients and not able to support plant growth

less plants removing carbon dioxide from the environment

fossil fuels are coal, oil, and gas

burning fossil fuels produces carbon dioxide which is a greenhouse gas

fossil fuels are NONRENEWABLE so once we use them all, we cannot get anymore

gases in the atmosphere trap heat from the sun

keeps Earth warm

greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor,

increase in greenhouse gases is causing climate change

the major greenhouse gas is carbon dioxide

methane and water vapor are also greenhouse gases

burning fossil fuels has caused there to be more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere