Questions and answers: 1. What is a carbon footprint? A measurement of our actions that have an effect on the environment, and in a particular climate change. It relates to the amount of greenhouse gases in our daily lives. 2. What is carbon dioxide? An organic chemical compound which is classified among green house gases 3. Name 2 things that make your carbon footprint bigger Air travel Washing clothes The food and drinks we eat and drink Driving our cars 4. Name 2 ways plants can help us reduce our carbon footprint Planting trees Planting other plants like flowers 5. How do planting trees and other plants help us to reduce our carbon footprint? Trees absorb the CO2 and turn it into oxygen Other plants produce bio-fuel 6. What is bio-fuel? It is made by any earth matter to create fuel. The fuel could help us eliminate the need for oil/gas. 7. How is our carbon footprint damaging the earth? The greenhouse gases are tearing the ozone layer which means more climate change. 8. How is this affecting the animals? Animals like polar bears are going extinct because they are losing there homes. The hole in the ozone is making it hotter that it should be were they live and the ice is melting. 9. What are some things we can do in our everyday lives to help reduce our carbon footprint? Recycle Carpool 10. What is the one thing you need to have to reduce our carbon footprint? commitment
Questions and answers:
1. What is a carbon footprint?
A measurement of our actions that have an effect on the environment, and in a particular climate change. It relates to the amount of greenhouse gases in our daily lives.
2. What is carbon dioxide?
An organic chemical compound which is classified among green house gases
3. Name 2 things that make your carbon footprint bigger
Air travel
Washing clothes
The food and drinks we eat and drink
Driving our cars
4. Name 2 ways plants can help us reduce our carbon footprint
Planting trees
Planting other plants like flowers
5. How do planting trees and other plants help us to reduce our carbon footprint?
Trees absorb the CO2 and turn it into oxygen
Other plants produce bio-fuel
6. What is bio-fuel?
It is made by any earth matter to create fuel. The fuel could help us eliminate the need for oil/gas.
7. How is our carbon footprint damaging the earth?
The greenhouse gases are tearing the ozone layer which means more climate change.
8. How is this affecting the animals?
Animals like polar bears are going extinct because they are losing there homes. The hole in the ozone is making it hotter that it should be were they live and the ice is melting.
9. What are some things we can do in our everyday lives to help reduce our carbon footprint?
Recycle
Carpool
10. What is the one thing you need to have to reduce our carbon footprint?
commitment