Environment & Climate Change Vocabulary

Question 1

"Carbon neutral" is when you achieve net-zero carbon dioxide emissions.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

The following are energy sources:

Accepted Answer

solar, oil, coal, natural gas

Question 3

'Extinction' is when a species no longer has a living individual.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

"Sustainability" is meeting our own needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their needs.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Let's review! In this lesson, you learned about:

Accepted Answer

Current climate issues, Things you can do to help the environment, Energy sources

Question 6

This word is the long-term measure of weather in a specific place.

Accepted Answer

climate

Question 7

A ____ is something introduced into an environment with an undesired effect.

Accepted Answer

pollutant

Question 8

You can use this to make your own compost.

Accepted Answer

food waste

Question 9

One issue we've recently faced is "sea-level rise".

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

These are things you can do to help the environment:

Accepted Answer

consume less, save energy, cut down on plastic, recycling

Questions 10