Climate Change - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.

1. one possible way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is to do this.
   reduce fossil fuels
2. The ash and dust from this natural event can cause short-term climate change.
   volcanic eruption
3. The sun's energy and light.
   Radiation
4. How can sea ice help keep the planet from getting too warm?
   It reflects the sun's radiation.
5. These tell the age of a tree and give clues about climate.
   Tree rings
6. An alternative to burning fossil fuels to create electricity.
   wind power
7. How can sea ice help keep the planet from getting too warm?
   It reflects the sun's radiation.
8. This greenhouse gas traps heat in the atmosphere and is released when fossil fuel are burned.
   carbon dioxide
9. This causes water in the Pacific Ocean to be warmer and affects climate.
   La Nina
10. When this is extreme, seasons are also more extreme on Earth.
    Axial Tilt
11. How can sea ice help keep the planet from getting too warm?
    It reflects the sun's radiation.
12. The shape of Earth's orbit can change about once every _______ years
    100,000
13. prevention of wasteful use of a resource
    conservation
14. contaminants in the environment that can cause harm.
    Pollution
15. Coal, oil, and natural gas
    fossil fuels
16. The path that the Earth takes around the sun is its...
    Orbit
17. When this hits Earth it can send dust and dirt into the atmosphere which causes a short-term change in climate.
    meteorite strike
18. the weather of a particular area over a long period of time.
    Climate
19. This causes water in the pacific ocean to be cooler and affects climate.
    El Nino
20. How can sea ice help keep the planet from getting too warm?
    It reflects the sun's radiation.
21. A marine mammal that lives on sea ice.
    Polar Bears
22. These gases, such as carbon dioxide, trap heat on Earth.
    Greenhouse Gases
23. A period of little to no rain
    Drought
24. How can sea ice help keep the planet from getting too warm?
    It reflects the sun's radiation.
25. The shape of Earth's orbit
    Ellipse
26. when glaciers continue to melt it could cause this to happen.
    Rising Sea Levels
27. How can sea ice help keep the planet from getting too warm?
    It reflects the sun's radiation.
28. Earth's axial tilt can change about every ________ years.
    41,000
29. When these occur they also produce sun flares which can warm Earth.
    Sun Spots