How deforestation influences the carbon footprint?

Biology

100

What do trees do with carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air?

• A. Turn it into oxygen
• B. Turn it into food
• C. Turn it into water
• D. Turn it into sunlight

A. Turn it into oxygen

200

How does cutting down trees (deforestation) affect the amount of carbon dioxide in the air?

• A. It decreases carbon dioxide
• B. It has no effect on carbon dioxide
• C. It increases carbon dioxide
• D. It turns carbon dioxide into water

 

C. It increases carbon dioxide

300

What happens to the carbon stored in the soil when trees are cut down? 

• A. It stays in the soil forever
• B. It gets released into the air as carbon dioxide
• C. It turns into gold
• D. It turns into water

B. It gets released into the air as carbon dioxide

400

What is a 'carbon sink' in relation to forests?

• A. A place where carbon is turned into water
• B. A place where carbon is stored and absorbed
• C. A place where carbon turns into gold
• D. A place where carbon disappears

B. A place where carbon is stored and absorbed

500

Why is it bad for the environment if a rainforest loses many different types of plants and animals?

• A. It makes the rainforest less interesting
• B. It makes it harder for the rainforest to grow back and absorb carbon dioxide
• C. It makes it easier for the rainforest to absorb more carbon dioxide
• D. It turns carbon dioxide into water

B. It makes it harder for the rainforest to grow back and absorb carbon dioxide

Physics

100

What is carbon dioxide (CO2)?

• A. A type of rock
• B. A type of gas
• C. A type of liquid
• D. A type of metal

B. A type of gas

200

How does cutting down trees affect the amount of carbon dioxide in the air?

• A. It decreases the amount of carbon dioxide
• B. It keeps the amount of carbon dioxide the same
• C. It increases the amount of carbon dioxide
• D. It turns carbon dioxide into water

C. It increases the amount of carbon dioxide

300

When trees are burned after being cut down, what happens to the carbon in them?

• A. It stays inside the tree stumps
• B. It turns into water
• C. It is released into the air as carbon dioxide
• D. It disappears

C. It is released into the air as carbon dioxide

400

Why does more carbon dioxide in the air contribute to global warming?

• A. It makes the air cooler
• B. It reflects sunlight away from the Earth
• C. It traps heat in the atmosphere
• D. It turns into rain

C. It traps heat in the atmosphere

500

How does deforestation change the energy balance of the Earth?

• A. It increases the amount of heat absorbed by the Earth
• B. It decreases the amount of sunlight reaching the Earth
• C. It increases the amount of energy produced by the Sun
• D. It has no effect on the Earth's energy balance

A. It increases the amount of heat absorbed by the Earth

Computer science

100

What is a computer model?

• A. A real-life tree
• B. A program that simulates real-world events
• C. A type of video game
• D. A kind of robot

B. A program that simulates real-world events

200

How can computer models help us understand the effects of deforestation?

• A. By creating pictures of trees
• B. By predicting how much carbon dioxide will increase if trees are cut down
• C. By counting the number of animals in the forest
• D. By playing video games about forests

B. By predicting how much carbon dioxide will increase if trees are cut down

300

What kind of data might a computer use to simulate deforestation?

• A. The color of the trees
• B. The number of trees cut down and the amount of carbon they store
• C. The shape of the leaves
• D. The type of soil in the forest

B. The number of trees cut down and the amount of carbon they store

400

Why do scientists use satellites in studying deforestation?

• A. To take close-up pictures of leaves
• B. To measure how much carbon dioxide is in the atmosphere
• C. To count animals from space
• D. To send messages to the trees

B. To measure how much carbon dioxide is in the atmosphere

500

How can computer algorithms help reduce the carbon footprint related to deforestation?

• A. By creating more trees digitally
• B. By optimizing reforestation efforts and predicting the best areas to plant new trees
• C. By teaching animals to plant trees
• D. By changing the color of the sky

B. By optimizing reforestation efforts and predicting the best areas to plant new trees