Flashcards on Environmental Issues and Sustainable Solutions
Environmental Issues & Sustainable Solutions for Students
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Environment
27 cards
Card 1
Question: What are some main environmental problems listed here?
Answer: Air and water pollution, the greenhouse effect, climate change, melting polar ice caps, the hole in the ozone layer, and cutting down rainforests.
Card 2
Question: Why is the hole in the ozone layer a problem?
Answer: Strong sunlight can pass through the hole and reach Earth, which can cause cancer in humans.
Card 3
Question: How does cutting down rainforests harm the environment?
Answer: It reduces the oxygen produced by rainforests and destroys habitats, threatening species and ecosystem balance.
Card 4
Question: How does population growth affect the environment?
Answer: More people increase pressure on resources: forests are cut or used for fuel, oceans face more pollution and overfishing, more fossil fuels are burned
Card 5
Question: What kinds of pollution are affecting oceans and water?
Answer: Waste plastics, chemical discharges from factories, oil leaks from tankers, and overfishing.
Card 6
Question: What is the greenhouse effect as described here?
Answer: When heat from the sun warms the air near the ground but cannot escape because of gases like carbon dioxide, causing the atmosphere to get too hot.
Card 7
Question: Which human activities add carbon dioxide to the air and contribute to the greenhouse effect?
Answer: Emissions from factories, electricity plants, and cars.
Card 8
Question: How do climate change and global warming relate in this content?
Answer: Global warming is driven by greenhouse gases like CO2 and contributes to climate change, which means long-lasting changes in weather patterns.
Card 9
Question: What are some possible consequences of climate change?
Answer: Extreme weather such as floods, snow storms, very hot or cold weather, hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts, and destruction of homes and land.
Card 10
Question: What is biodiversity?
Answer: All the different plants and animals in an area.