Environmental Science Concepts and Vocabulary

The video tutorial explores how changes in the environment affect living things, focusing on migration patterns and climate change impacts. It highlights examples like monarch butterflies and polar bears, and discusses pollution's role in environmental change. Key vocabulary terms related to these topics are introduced, with a quiz and game for further practice.

What is the main focus of this week's essential question?

• How technology affects human life

• What changes in the environment affect living things

• The history of environmental science

• How to conserve energy at home

Which animal is mentioned as migrating due to seasonal changes?

• Elephants

• Kangaroos

• Monarch butterflies

• Penguins

What environmental change is affecting polar bears?

• Deforestation

• Air pollution

• Melting ice due to climate change

• Overfishing

What is the impact of pollution in urban areas as shown in the video?

• Cleaner air

• Increased wildlife population

• Changes in the environment

• More green spaces

What does the term 'atmosphere' refer to?

• The water bodies on Earth

• The layer of gases around the Earth

• The core of the Earth

• The solid ground of the Earth

What happens when something decays?

• It freezes

• It grows

• It rots

• It becomes stronger

How is a gradual change described?

• It happens instantly

• It happens suddenly

• It happens slowly

• It happens unpredictably

What does the word 'impact' mean in the context of the video?

• A strong effect

• A minor effect

• No effect

• A temporary effect

What does 'receding' mean?

• Staying still

• Growing larger

• Moving forward

• Moving back or away

What is a 'variation' in the context of the video?

• A change in amount

• A constant state

• An identical copy

• A fixed pattern