Sunlight is absorbed when it hits Earth. Trees absorb sunlight to make their food. Concrete absorbs sunlight during the day, then releases it as heat during the night. How are humans changing the environment by cutting down trees to build cities?

Question

Sunlight is absorbed when it hits Earth. Trees absorb sunlight to make their food. Concrete absorbs sunlight during the day, then releases it as heat during the night. How are humans changing the environment by cutting down trees to build cities?

They are making the seasons in the environment shorter by replacing trees with concrete.

b They are making the seasons in the environment longer by replacing trees with concrete.

They are increasing the temperature by replacing trees with concrete.

Od

They are decreasing the temperature by replacing trees with concrete.

Answer 1

They are increasing the temperature by replacing trees with concrete. Trees help shade and cool the environment through a process called transpiration, where they release water vapor. When trees are cut down and replaced with concrete, this cooling effect is lost, leading to higher temperatures in urban areas, known as the urban heat island effect.