Angie Zulay Castillo Valencia

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1. Greenhouse
1. The atmosphere is one of the things that
makes life on earth possible. 2. Warming up
2. Plants on earth grow thanks to energy in the 3. Scientists
form of light that reaches us from the sun
through the atmosphere. 4. Clammy

3. The atmosphere is made up of a layer of 5. Blankets

gases.
6. Absorb
4. Sunlight also offers us heat, without it the
temperature would be less than 18 Celsius or 7. Atmosphere
zero Fahrenheit.
8. Dioxide
5. One of the gases in the earth's blanket is
called carbon dioxide or co2 9. High above
Climate 10. Breathe
6. Carbon dioxide is a fundamental element for
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the balance of life on earth. 11. Sunlight
Nutshell
7. Plants absorb what we breathe out, then use
that carbon dioxide along with sunlight to grow
and produce more oxygen for us.

8. The oceans can also absorb carbon dioxide

9. The amount of carbon dioxide has increased

steadily in the last hundred years (something
that has not been seen in thousands of years)

10. Plants and the ocean can absorb the extra

dioxide, but this feels the same as wearing a lot
of blankets at night.

11. This and other gases prevent heat from

escaping and this is warming the planet
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1. Firewood

2. Photosynthesis

3. Footprint
1. It is important to start growing our food
4. Fossil fuels
2. LED lights are better and less harmful
5. Replenishables
3. It is important to recycle as much as possible.
6. Hydroelectric
What are 4. We must think of ways to reduce the use of
Carbon fossil fuel 7. Insulation
Footprints?
5. A possible solution is not to eat meat, mainly 8. Agricultura
red cards
9. Fertilizer

10. Lightbulbs

11. Dishwasher