Jeopardy round1
Transcript of Jeopardy round1
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QUESTION:
•This is rain that contains pollution from factories, power stations, etc., which causes damage to forests.
ANSWER:
•Acid rain
QUESTION:
•This is the air, water and land where people, animals and plants live.
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•Environment
QUESTION:
•The changes in the weather around the world, which result in much higher or lower temperatures, violent storms, floods, etc.
ANSWER:
•Climate change
QUESTION:
•This is the way in which plants and animals and natural features of a place affect and depend on each other.
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•Ecology
QUESTION:
•This is general increase in the temperature of the world, caused by pollution from factories, cars, etc.
ANSWER:
•Global warming
QUESTION:
•Animals and plants that grow independently of people, usually in natural conditions.
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•Wildlife
QUESTION:
•This is an international organization dedicated to preserving endangered species of animals, preventing environmental abuses, and heightening environmental awareness.
ANSWER:
•Greenpeace
QUESTION:
•This is the natural system in which, for example, an insect eats a plant, a bird eats the insect, an animal eats the bird etc. with the result that all these different forms of life depend on each other.
ANSWER:
•Food chain
QUESTION:
•This is a tropical forest with tall trees growing very close together, in an area where it rains a lot. It is very important for the balance of the Earth’s ecology.
ANSWER:
•Rainforests
QUESTION:
•This is a layer of natural gases around the Earth. It protects the Earth from the harmful effects of the Sun, but pollution is causing a hole in it .
ANSWER:
•The ozone layer
QUESTION:
•This is the gradual warming of the Earth caused by pollution that stops heat from leaving the Earth’s atmosphere.
ANSWER:
•The greenhouse effect
QUESTION:
•These are very dangerous waste materials, for example, from nuclear power stations or chemical factories.
ANSWER:
•Toxic waste
QUESTION:
•This is a kind of house that provides its home owners comfort, security, energy efficiency and convenience at all times, regardless of whether anyone is home.ANSWER:
•Smart home
QUESTION:
•This is when something is added to the environment that is harmful or poisonous to living things.
ANSWER:
•Pollution
QUESTION:
•This is a situation, in which most of the trees in an area are cut down or destroyed, resulting in great damage to the environment.
ANSWER:
•Deforestation
QUESTION:
•These are crops that have had their genes changed in order to make them more convenient to grow. Some people believe that they may cause damage to the environment.
ANSWER:
• GM (genetically modified)
QUESTION:
•These are gases that form a layer around the Earth and keep the heat in. These gases are produced naturally, but increasing quantities of gases are being produced from cars and factories, power plants, causing global warming.
ANSWER:
•Greenhouse gases
QUESTION:
•This is a type of plant or animal that is likely to stop existing completely, for example because of hunting or pollution.
ANSWER:
•Endangered species
QUESTION:
•This is the natural level of the water in the world’s oceans, which will rise if global warming continues.
ANSWER:
•Sea level
QUESTION:
•Chemicals that are used for killing insects or animals that attack crops.
ANSWER:
•Pesticides
QUESTION:
•These are fuels, such as coal or oil. Burning these fuels causes a lot of carbon gases to be released into the atmosphere.
ANSWER:•Fossil fuels
QUESTION:
•This is a type of an animal or plant, which no longer exists and there are no animals or plants of that type alive.
ANSWER:
•Extinct