The video discusses the role of carbon dioxide (CO2) in climate change, explaining how it enters the atmosphere through natural processes like the carbon cycle and human activities such as burning fossil fuels. It highlights the importance of photosynthesis in balancing CO2 levels and the negative impact of deforestation. The video also explores sustainable technologies as solutions to rebalance the ecosystem, emphasizing the limitless potential of human innovation to combat climate change.

What is the main greenhouse gas contributing to climate change?

• Methane

• Carbon Dioxide

• Nitrous Oxide

• Ozone

What process do plants use to convert sunlight and CO2 into energy?

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Fermentation

• Combustion

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What happens to carbon-based organisms when they get stuck in the earth?

• They become water

• They evaporate

• They turn into fossil fuels

• They decompose into soil

What has been the impact of the Industrial Revolution on CO2 levels?

• Fluctuating CO2 levels

• Increased CO2 levels

• No change in CO2 levels

• Decreased CO2 levels

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How do trees help balance the carbon cycle?

• By absorbing CO2

• By releasing CO2

• By decomposing quickly

• By producing methane

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What analogy is used to describe the overloading of the carbon cycle?

• A computer crashing

• A river flooding

• A car running out of fuel

• A balloon bursting

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What defines sustainable technologies?

• They are easy to use

• They are expensive

• Their output equals their input

• They create negative externalities

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What is the potential for invention according to the video?

• Limited

• Finite

• Predictable

• Infinite

Which of the following is an example of clean technology?

• Plastic production

• Diesel engines

• Wind energy

• Coal power

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What is the key to stopping climate change according to the video?

• Government policies

• Human creativity

• Economic growth

• Natural disasters

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