Edmentum
This is the first thing you must do when starting the Career Exploration Class in Edmentum.
What is watch the the student orientation.
This is happening to the ocean due to melting ice caps and glaciers.
answers may vary
Ocean acidification, flooding, rising sea levels, changes in the salt content of the ocean (and others may count)
Sustainable cities should have at least one of these qualities.
Fuel and water efficiency, renewable energy, green spaces, sustainable food
Name one of the renewable energies we talked about.
Wind, Sun, hydro and geothermal power
Name the game that involves breaking bottles in the proper order.
Bottle Bash
True or False: There is no advantage to taking the pretest of any Edmentum course seriously.
False: A pretest allows you to show your understanding of the subject and can allow you to bypass or skip sections you already know.
Give one human action that has increased the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere.
Deforestation, burning fossil fuels,
True or False: Buying used goods may slow the release of carbon by lowering the need for fossil fuels to produce more.
True - By using used items, we would have less need to make more, using less energy, emitting less greenhouse gases.
This is one benefit of using renewable energy.
reduced pollution, lower energy bills, (more answers may be accepted)
This is how much of the global warming that has occurred in the last 40 years.
2/3
True or False: The classes you take and complete in Edmentum are automatically counted as credit in your regular school.
True: Classes in Edmentum, when taken and passed, do count at most every school, credit for credit.
This is how climate change is affecting usable (potable) water.
Less water supplies in many areas of the world.
True or False: CO2 capture and sequestration can help short-term but not in the long-term.
True - The amount of CO2 in the atmosphere needs to be reduced but just taking it out will not rid us of the problem if we continue to produce emissions at a large rate.
True or False: Oil is a fossil fuel.
True - Oil is the remains of ancient living things like dinosaurs.
True or False: Climate change has an affect of the severity of weather events.
True - Climate change is increasing the severity of hurricanes, drought, & flooding.
Edmentum can be used for what other purpose for those who are over the age of 17?
Credit and study for HiSet
This is one of the weather issues we have due to climate change.
Hurricanes, drought, heatwaves, wildfires, flooding
This type of energy doesn't ever run out and gives off little to no emissions.
Renewable energy
In which way would the government push businesses to lower emissions?
Carbon Tax
This is how climate change is and will affect the west coast.
Hotter, drier conditions, leading to drought and fires.
True or False: Edmentum is a waste of time.
False: You can earn school credit and use it for credit recovery if you take it seriously.
This is how coastal regions will be and are affected by climate change.
more flooding, coral bleaching, salt water encroachment
This is the main source of electricity for the United States.
Coal
DAILY DOUBLE True or False: Electric cars currently use renewable energy to recharge their batteries.
False - unfortunately, the main source of electricity in the USA is coal, so electric cars are not helping as much as if we were using renewable energies more.
True or False: Human health will not be affected by climate change in any way.
False - increases in dehydrations, disease, and less food security.