NSTP Semi Finals Lesson 1

GOOD DAY
KEEP SAFE
Environmental
Awareness
According to Frontiers 2018/19:
Emerging Issues of Environmental
Concern (UN Environment 2019),
there is an alarming concern with
respect to balancing the need for
advancement and environmental
preservation.
Climate Change
Climate change is a change in the statistical
distribution of weather over periods of time
that range from decades to millions of years. It
can be a change in the average weather or a
change in the distribution of
weather events around an average (for
example, greater or fewer extreme weather
events). Climate change may be limited to a
specific region, or may occur across the whole
Earth.
What makes the climate change?
The Earth‘s climate is influenced by many

factors, mainly by the amount of energy coming
from the sun, but also by factors such as the
amount of greenhouse gases and aerosols in the
atmosphere, and the properties of the Earth‘s
surface, which determine how much of this solar
energy is retained or reflected back to space.
Causes of
Climate change
Natural Causes
1. Continental drift  the drift of continents
also had an impact on the climate because
it changed the physical features of land
mass, their position and the position of
water bodies. The separation of the
landmasses changed the flow of ocean
currents and winds which affected the
climate
Natural Causes
2. Volcanoes  When a volcano erupts, it throws out large
volumes of sulfur dioxide, water vapor, dust, and ash into the
atmosphere. Although the volcanic activity may last only a few
days, yet the large volumes of gases and ash can influence
climatic patterns for years. Millions of tons of sulfur dioxide
gas can reach the upper levels of the atmosphere (called the
stratosphere) from a major eruption. The gases and dust
particles partially block the incoming rays of the sun, leading to
cooling. Sulphur dioxide combines with water to form tiny
droplets of sulfuric acid. They are efficient reflectors of
sunlight, and screen the ground from some of the energy that it
would ordinarily receive from the sun.
Natural Causes
3. The Earth’s tilt  Changes in the tilt of
the earth can affect the severity of the
seasons - more tilt means warmer summers
and colder winters; less tilt means cooler
summers and milder winters.
Natural Causes
4. Ocean currents  The oceans are a major
component of the climate system. They cover about
71% of the Earth and absorb about twice as much
of the sun's radiation as the atmosphere or the land
surface. Ocean currents move vast amounts of heat
across the planet - roughly the same amount as the
atmosphere does. But the oceans are surrounded by
land masses, so heat transport through the water is
through channels.
Winds push horizontally against the sea surface
and drive ocean current patterns. Certain parts
of the world are influenced by ocean currents
more than others. Ocean currents have been
known to change direction or slow down. Much
of the heat that escapes from the oceans is in
the form of water vapour, the most abundant
greenhouse gas on Earth. Yet, water vapor
also contributes to the formation of clouds,
which shade the surface and have a net cooling
effect.
Human Causes
a. Carbon dioxide  the most important
greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. Changes in
land use pattern, deforestation, land clearing,
agriculture, and other activities have all led to a
rise in the emission of carbon dioxide.
Human Causes
b. Methane  about ¼ of all methane emissions are
said to come from domesticated animals such as dairy
cows, goats, pigs, and horses. These animals produce
methane during the cud-chewing process. Methane is
also released from rice or paddy fields that are flooded
during the sowing and maturing periods. When soil is
covered with water it becomes anaerobic or lacking in
oxygen. Under such conditions, methane-producing
bacteria and other organisms decompose organic
matter in the soil to form methane.
Methane is also emitted from landfills and
other waste dumps. If the waste is put into
an incinerator or burnt in the open,
carbon dioxide is emitted. Methane is also
emitted during the process of oil drilling,
coal mining and also from leaking gas
pipelines (due to accidents and poor
maintenance of sites).
Human Causes
c. Nitrous oxide  a large amount of nitrous
oxide emission has been attributed to fertilizer
application. This in turn depends on the type of
fertilizer that is used, how and when it is used
and the methods of tilling that are followed.
d. Nitrogen  contributions are also made by
leguminous plants, such as beans and pulses
that add nitrogen to the soil.
Human
Contribution to
Climate change
All of us in our daily lives contribute our bit to this
change in the climate. Give these points a good,
serious thought:
 Electricity is the main source of power in urban
areas. All our gadgets run on electricity generated
mainly from thermal power plants. These thermal
power plants are run on fossil fuels (mostly coal) and
are responsible for the emission of huge amounts of
greenhouse gases and other pollutants.
 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.
 We use a huge quantity of paper in our work at
schools and in offices.
 Timber is used in large quantities for construction of
houses, which means that large areas of forest
have to be cut down.
A growing population has meant more and more
mouths to feed. Because the land area available for
agriculture is limited (and in fact, is actually
shrinking as a result of ecological degradation!), high-
yielding varieties of crop are being grown to increase
the agricultural output from a given area of land.
However, such high-yielding varieties of crops require
large quantities of fertilizers; and more fertilizer
means more emissions of nitrous oxide, both from
the field into which it is put and the fertilizer industry
that makes it. Pollution also results from the run-off
of fertilizer into water bodies.
NSTP and the
Environment
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 579:
ENCOURAGING THE FORMULATION AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF
GREEN PHILIPPINES PROGRAMS THROUGH
THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING
PROGRAM
(NSTP)
Activity:
Write a long post in your timeline encouraging people
to take care of our environment and discuss the
importance of taking care of it (can be english or
tagalog). You can include picture, news clip, video,
graphs, poem, song, etc that can emphasize your
post/message (this is optional, plus points to those
who will include something in their post).
Note: Make sure that your post is PUBLIC then
mention me on the comment section @Jasmin Zyra
Erandio Lea
Semi-Finals Activity!!!
Create your own Environmental friendly
spot in your house yard!
Choose only one from the following:
Materials Recovery Facility
 Mini Forest
 Backyard Garden (plants should be
vegetables)
Note: Take a picture of it before and after.
Checking is on Finals.

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The Earth‘s climate is influenced by many

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