Starter quiz
- Carbon is important because it can ______ the greenhouse effect.
- increase ✓
- improve
- decrease
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- All continents create the same amount of greenhouse gases. Is this true or false?
- 'false' ✓
- What effect have humans had on the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
- The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has decreased.
- The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has remained the same.
- The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased. ✓
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- Which continent produces the least carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels?
- North America
- Asia
- Africa ✓
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- Match the keywords to their definitions.
- carbon footprint⇔a measure of the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere ✓
- fossil fuels⇔ancient plant and animal remains used to burn for energy ✓
- carbon dioxide⇔a greenhouse gas ✓
- Which actions will reduce your carbon footprint?
- walking or cycling ✓
- using the car
- recycling waste ✓
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Exit quiz
- Match the key word to its definition.
- energy⇔the power used to make things work ✓
- renewable⇔something can be re-used and will not be used up or run out ✓
- non-renewable⇔something that is finite and will eventually run out ✓
- Which of these are fossil fuels?
- natural gas ✓
- wood
- water
- oil ✓
- coal ✓
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- Fossil fuels like oil, coal and natural gas are dug up and burnt to generate ______.
- 'energy' ✓
- An increase in greenhouse gases causes ______
- an increase in global temperatures ✓
- no change to global temperatures
- a decrease in global temperatures
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- Why do fossil fuels have an important role in global sustainability?
- their use increases the amount of CO² in the atmosphere ✓
- their use keeps CO² stable in the atmosphere
- their use decreases the amount of CO² in the atmosphere
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Do all places emit the same amount of CO² from burning fossil fuels?- No - most people in poorer countries emit more carbon dioxide,
- Yes - people in all places emit carbon dioxide equally.
- No - most people in richer countries emit more carbon dioxide. ✓
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Key learning points
- Energy use (electricity, heat and transport) account for more than 60% of carbon emissions.
- Monitoring electricity usage around the school, i.e. where appliances are left on or on standby, can reduce energy use.
- Generating renewable energy creates far lower emissions than burning fossil fuels.
Common misconception
Some children may think that net zero means zero carbon emissions.
Net zero actually refers to a state in which the greenhouse gases going into the atmosphere are balanced by their removal out of the atmosphere.
Keywords
Transport - Transport is a way of travelling between places.
Inequality - Inequality is when something is not shared evenly between everyone.
Renewable - Renewable means that something can be re-used and will not be used up or run out.
Energy - Energy is the power used to make things work.
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