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