EBook Quiz.pdf

1. Carbon dioxide is made up of the elements carbon and oxygen.
2. Malaria is a tropical disease caused by a parasite carried by mosquitoes.
3. The name for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by using machines that absorb it from the air is direct air capture.
4. Biochar is a material used to trap carbon.
5. Some benefits of building wind turbines offshore instead of on land include that they can be larger, are dangerous to fewer kinds of birds, and are less disturbing to people.
6. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a process where special devices called scrubbers separate CO2 from other exhaust gases and store it to keep it out of the atmosphere.

True or False answers:
1. True, a hybrid electric vehicle uses an electric motor and a gasoline engine.
2. False, the two most important ways to produce power without emitting greenhouse gases are through solar power and wind power.
3. False, it is better to try to reuse items first.
4. True, a climate migrant is a person who leaves their home because of changes in the climate.
5. True, geoengineering means making changes to Earth to counteract the threats from climate change.
6. False, a carbon-neutral fuel does not add any CO2 to the atmosphere in total.