National Parks
What makes something a national park?
Protected land, significant cultural or historical resources
What is energy from the sun called?
Solar energy
What gas do humans release the most that contributes to climate change?
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
What type of pollution comes from car exhaust and factory emissions?
Air pollution
What was the first national park?
What is used to collect energy from the sun?
Solar panels
What is one major consequence of melting polar ice caps?
Rising sea levels
What type of pollution comes from trash being dumped in the ocean
Water pollution
Which president helped expand the national park system?
Theodore Roosevelt
What type of renewable energy uses moving air to create electricity?
Wind energy
What is the name of the effect that traps heat in the Earth’s atmosphere?
Greenhouse effect
What common greenhouse gas is produced when fossil fuels are burned?
Carbon dioxide
Which National Park do I hate the most?
Gateway Arch
What renewable energy source uses flowing water to generate power?
Hydroelectric
How has climate change affected Massachusetts?
rising temperatures, sea levels rising, floods in the cape/Boston, cranberry bogs drying up
What is the giant island of trash in the ocean called?
Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Which National Park has the deepest lake in the United States?
Crater Lake
What international agreement, signed in 2015, aims to limit global warming?
What city did not have drinkable water for more than 5 years due to lead in the water?
Flint, Michigan