Surprising Truth Behind Planting Trees and Climate Change

Surprising Truth Behind Planting Trees and Climate Change

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Geography, Science, Biology

10th Grade - University

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary focus of Dr. Beverly Law's research?

The role of young forests in climate change

Carbon storage in old-growth forests

The impact of deforestation on wildlife

The economic benefits of logging

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do trees capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

By releasing oxygen

Via leaves and needles during photosynthesis

By absorbing it through their bark

Through their roots

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Dr. Law discover about mature forests?

They are less effective at storing carbon than young forests

They store more carbon annually than previously thought

They are not significant in the carbon cycle

They release more carbon than they absorb

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why are young forests initially carbon sources rather than sinks?

They have more open spaces and less leaf area

They absorb more carbon than they release

They are more efficient at photosynthesis

They have reached canopy closure

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to most of the carbon when old trees are logged?

It is released back into the atmosphere

It remains in the soil

It is absorbed by new trees

It is stored in long-term products

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which region is identified as having the highest carbon storage potential?

Amazon Rainforest

Southeast Asia

Pacific Northwest and Southeast Alaska

Central Africa

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What strategy does Dr. Law suggest for managing forests to combat climate change?

Planting only young trees

Increasing logging activities

Allowing forests to grow indefinitely

Shortening commercial harvest rotations