Question

The government wants to set new regulations that reduce carbon emissions from vehicles by half. How will this act help with the sustainability of our environment?
Answer

It will reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

It will increase the costs of used vehicles

It will decrease purchases of electric or hybrid cars.

It will increase the use of fossil fuels

Answer 1

Ok, do you have any ideas? There's only one answer there that makes sense, I think...

Answer 2

okay one second let me take a look at it again

Answer 3

idk i dont get it :/

Answer 4

Ok... do you know why governments keep trying to reduce carbon emissions?

Answer 5

i know it was B or D you choose

Answer 6

not really

Answer 7

Do you know what global warming is or what might cause it?

Answer 8

yea

Answer 9

Ok, what causes it? Can you give an example of a greenhouse gas?

Answer 10

the rising average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans is wat global warming means

Answer 11

climate changes causes global warming

Answer 12

Yeah, but what causes it to rise? What do WE do that might make the temperature go up? What do we put into the atmosphere?

Answer 13

carbon dioxide is and example

Answer 14

Actually, global warming IS climate change :) But that's not the cause.

Answer 15

pollution

Answer 16

Yes, carbon dioxide is a good example of a greenhouse gas. Now... look at the question above: what does it say these new cars will emit less of?

Answer 17

fossil fuels

Answer 18

is it D

Answer 19

Fossil fuels are what go into the car, not what comes out.

Answer 20

i knew that

Answer 21

So... what happens when you burn fossil fuels? What do you get?

Answer 22

we release to much CO2

Answer 23

Yep, and as you said earlier, CO2 is a greenhouse gas. So if you cut the carbon emissions in half, that is, if you emit half as much CO2, do the greenhouse gases go up or down?

And since you were looking at part D, if you want to emit half as much CO2, do you burn more fossil fuels or less?

Answer 24

greenhouse gases reduce and fossil fuels increase

Answer 25

Why do you think we'd use more fossil fuels?

Answer 26

because we have to many cars and it causes alot of pollution

Answer 27

But in this question, you're asked to imagine that all the cars were producing less CO2, that means they're polluting less.

If burning let's say... 1 tonne of fossil fuels produces a certain amount of CO2, and you want to produce LESS CO2, should you burn more or less?

Answer 28

It was D

Answer 29

more

Answer 30

Are you sure?

If eating 100 hamburgers makes you fat, and you want to be thin, do you eat more or fewer hamburgers?

Answer 31

few

Answer 32

Yep, and the relationship between fossil fuels and pollution is the same. You burn a lot of fossil fuels, and you get a lot of pollution. The more you burn, the more pollution you get. So if you want LESS pollution, should you increase or decrease your use of fossil fuels?

Answer 33

decrease

Answer 34

Correct :) Now... look at the question again. What do you think the answer is?

Answer 35

a

Answer 36

:/

Answer 37

I agree, A does look like the best answer :)

Answer 38

yay thank you so much

Answer 39

No problem, I'm glad I could help.