Why does cutting down trees increase global warming?

trees provide shade which counteracts global warming

trees absorbs the sun's energy without radiating back into the atmosphere

trees drain greenhouse gases like methane from soil

What is urbanization?

Process of making an aread more city-like

Process of making an area more country-like

Tearing down a large shopping mall

In 2005, the government of Brazil released information showing that over 10,000 square miles of the Amazon rain forest had been destroyed. Cattle ranching is the leading cause of deforestation reported by the Brazilian government. What will most likely be the immediate result of deforestation in the Amazon rain forest?

an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide

a decrease in the use of alternative energy

an increase in biodiversity in the region

a decrease in the rate of soil erosion

Why were the Amazon fires in 2019 so much worse than usual?

Because the weather was very hot and dry

Because of "slash and burn" methods of agriculture

According to the graph, in the United States how much land is used by cities compared to other land uses?

Cities use very little land compared to any other category

Cities use half as much land as agriculture.

Cities use one third as much of the land as forests.

Reduced vegetation on Earth results in _____________.

more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

Of the following, which helps conserve natural resources?

using a cloth shopping bag instead of a paper bag

riding your bike on short trips around town

planting trees in your front yard

Deforestation

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these is one cause of deforestation?

Urbanization

Buying a chirstmas tree during the holidays

Overbreeding birds in the wild

Cutting down the tree in your backyard

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is deforestation?

Clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale

Eating too much vegetables

Going to a forest and pulling weeds

Clearing the five trees in my backyard

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

what is the leading cause of deforestation?

Diseases

Housing market

Agriculture and Farming

Paper mill

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

What does deforestation effect?

Plants and animals

Our biosphere

Humans

All of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the effects of deforestation ?

loss of habitat

increased green house gasses

soil erosion and flooding

all of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Does deforestation contribute to global warming?

No, trees aren't that important

Sometimes because only the cutting down of Maple trees contributes to global warming

No, deforestation adds methane to the atmosphere, which makes the Earth cooler

Yes; less trees means less CO2 is turned into oxygen.

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which one of these does not add CO2 to the atmosphere?

cooking with gas

planting trees

burning wood

riding in a bus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Deforestation

22 questions

Which of these is one cause of deforestation?

What is deforestation?

what is the leading cause of deforestation?

What does deforestation effect?

What are the effects of deforestation ?

Does deforestation contribute to global warming?

Which one of these does not add CO2 to the atmosphere?

Why does cutting down trees increase global warming?

What is urbanization?

Deforestation has an affect on the water cycle

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