Lesson 11 - Environmental Awareness

Question 1

▪ strongest typhoon to ever hit the Philippine
▪ killed more than 6,000 people and
displaced 600,000 more

Answer 1

Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan): 2013

Question 2

Strongest Typhoons in the Philippines

Answer 2

1. Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan): 2013
2. Typhoon Odette (Rai)
3. Typhoon Glenda (Rammasun)

Question 4

will result in more frequent and intense storms
but will also contribute to drying over some land areas.

Answer 4

Increased evaporation

Question 5

can be a natural process
where temperature, rainfall, wind and other
elements vary over decades or more

Answer 5

Climate Change

Question 7

refers to long-term shifts in temperatures
and weather patterns

Answer 7

Climate Change

Question 8

caused by burning fossil fuels that add heat-
trapping gases to the Earth’s atmosphere

Answer 8

Climate Change

Question 9

since the 1800s, human activities have
been the main driver of

Answer 9

Climate Change

Question 10

▪ Climate change leads to extreme weather events, including heatwaves, floods,
and storms, disrupting ecosystems and agriculture.
▪ Rising sea levels and melting glaciers threaten coastal communities and
biodiversity.
➢ warming temperatures
➢ changes in precipitation
➢ increases in the frequency or intensity of some extreme weather events
➢ rising sea levels.

Answer 10

Environmental Impacts

Question 11

▪ refers to the long-term warming of the planet
▪ generally defined as the general warming effect
caused by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
▪ greenhouse gases absorb infrared radiation and
radiate it to the Earth’s surface as heat →
warming the Earth

Answer 11

Global Warming

Question 12

is a term that describes how natural gases in the earth’s atmosphere reduce the amount of heat escaping from the earth into the atmosphere.

Answer 12

Greenhouse Effect

Question 13

The more of these gases there are,

Answer 13

the more the Earth heats up.

Question 14

Causes of Global Warming

Answer 14

Greenhouse gases

Deforestation (also pointed as a culprit)

Question 15

▪ naturally occurring gases such as CO2, CH4, and NOx
▪ man-made gases such as CFCs, HFCs, PFCs, and SF6

Answer 15

Greenhouse gases

Question 16

CO2 is released to the air, increasing the long-wave radiation & trapped heat

Answer 16

Deforestation (also pointed as a culprit)

Question 17

Melting of ice also affect _____ or the ratio of the light reflected by
any part of the Earth’s atmosphere

Answer 17

ALBEDO

Question 18

has the highest albedo level

Answer 18

snow

Question 19

causes dilution of salts in the oceans and
disruption of natural ocean currents

result to extreme changes in temperature

affect global and regional climate patterns

Answer 19

Melting of ice caps in the polar regions

Question 20

• Decrease in number of polar bears due to
starvation and loss of habitats.
• Forests are also damaged as spruce bark
beetles chew on spruce trees which normally
appear on warm months.
• Sea levels rise affecting low-lying coastal areas
where large populations dwell.

Answer 20

Changing wildlife adaptations and cycles

Question 21

▪ Migration distances greatly increased
which possibly displace disease-
carrying insects, crucial pollinators, and
crop pests into new places
▪ Greater distances also mean greater
lengths to go for animals to survive

Answer 21

Spread of diseases

Question 22

A thin ozone layer is maintained at the ______ as Earth’s protection from the sun’s harmful
UV rays.

Answer 22

stratosphere

Question 23

o Cl radical destroys ______ ozone molecules
o Br radical is _____ times more reactive than Cl

Answer 23

100,000

100

Question 24

1. affects fertilization of fish eggs and kill adult fishes; low biodiversity
2. soil organisms and other microorganisms die; inhibit decomposition and
   nutrient recycling
3. loss of the ability of leaves to retain water
4. bioaccumulation of heavy metals in plants

Answer 24

Effects of Acidification

Question 25

is a reversal of the normal behavior of temperature in the troposphere in which a layer of cool air at the surface is overlain by a layer of warmer air.

Answer 25

Thermal Inversion

Question 26

Cooler air gets trapped within a layer of warmer air, and the moisture condenses, and forms clouds called ______

Answer 26

smog

Question 27

Since these clouds cannot escape the level of inversion, they cause ________ in that region

Answer 27

poor visibility

Question 28

also known as the ‘warm phase’; it is a normal climate pattern that describes the unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean

Answer 28

El Niño

Question 29

the ‘cool phase’ which is a pattern that describes the unusual cooling of the surface waters of the region

Answer 29

La Niña

Question 30

Articulates that the state shall promote national awareness of the role of natural resources in economic growth and the importance of environmental conservation and ecological balance towards sustained national development.

Answer 30

Republic Act No. 9512: 2008.

Question 31

November 2013: Typhoon Yolanda (I.N. Haiyan) ➢ death toll: ______ ➢ blamed the government for the lack of disaster risk reduction efforts and weak evacuation plans

Answer 31

6,340

Question 32

The law gives importance to the reduction of the adverse impact of disaster through preparedness. It is a proactive law that empowers local government units to use 70% of their calamity fund for risk reduction and the remaining 30% for immediate response activities.

Answer 32

Republic Act 10121 The Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act

Question 33

▪ It is a plan that guides the country on how sustainable development can be achieved through inclusive growth ▪ Aimed at preventing new and reducing existing disaster risk and managing residual risk- ▪ It aims to strengthen the capacity of national government and local government units (LGUs)

Answer 33

National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan (NDRRMP)

Question 34

NDRRMP means

Answer 34

National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan

Question 35

Disaster Risk Management Activities

Answer 35

Preparedness Prevention Response Recovery

Question 36

“It is our collective and individual responsibility, to preserve and tend to the world in which we all live in.”

Answer 36

Dalai Lama

Question 37

greenhouse gases absorb _________ and radiate it to the Earth’s surface as heat → warming the Earth

Answer 37

infrared radiation

Question 38

Republic Act 10121 The Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act It is a proactive law that empowers local government units to use ____ of their calamity fund for risk reduction and the remaining ______ for immediate response activities.

Answer 38

70%, 30%