I WONDER - How Do Rainforests Protect The Environment?

Rainforests are vital for biodiversity, oxygen production, and climate regulation. They absorb carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, and help maintain the water cycle, ensuring clean water and heat absorption. Deforestation disrupts these benefits, releasing stored carbon and harming ecosystems. Alternatives to deforestation are needed to protect rainforests and the planet.

What role do rainforests play in the Earth's atmosphere?

• They produce methane and absorb nitrogen.

• They absorb oxygen and produce nitrogen.

• They absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen.

• They produce carbon dioxide and absorb oxygen.

How does carbon dioxide contribute to climate change?

• It cools the Earth's surface.

• It acts as a greenhouse gas.

• It increases rainfall.

• It reduces the ozone layer.

In what way do rainforests influence the water cycle?

• They increase ocean salinity.

• They reduce rainfall.

• They create clouds and ensure clean water.

• They prevent cloud formation.

What is one major consequence of deforestation?

• Increased oxygen levels in the atmosphere.

• Release of stored carbon into the atmosphere.

• Decrease in global temperatures.

• Increase in biodiversity.

Why is it important to find alternatives to deforestation?

• To increase carbon emissions.

• To stop harming the planet and preserve rainforests.

• To increase the number of rainforests.

• To reduce the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere.