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Climate ChangeSuperhero?
Who wants to be a…
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
Guy Dauncey 2010www.earthfuture.com
• Teams of 4/5 – choose a team name
• All teams will be asked each question to test your environmental knowledge
• Hold up your card with the answer on (A,B,C or D)
• There are two categories - Behaviour Change - Climate Change and the Environment
• The winner is the team with the most correct answers!
How to play
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
Guy Dauncey 2010www.earthfuture.com
Category 1: Behaviour Change
These questions see how much you know about how you canchange your every day behaviour to reduce your carbon footrint and help the environment.
Travel
Energy
Water
Waste
Food
There are 5 main areas where you can change your behaviour:
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
Guy Dauncey 2010www.earthfuture.com
A) Talking to her light bulb
B) Putting in a compact fluorescent light bulb that uses less energy
C) Polishing her lamp
D) Dancing
Behaviour Change Example Question: What is this woman doing?
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
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Answer:
B) Putting in a compact fluorescent light bulb that uses less energy
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C
A B
D
Question 1: Which of these lights uses the LEAST energy?
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
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Answer:
A
Did you know? - Incandescent bulbs waste 90% of the electricity they use producing heat.
CFL bulbs are much more efficient at producing light and they last for up to 10 years
- You shouldn’t throw CFL light bulbs in the garbage - recycle them (eg at major hardware stores)
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
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A) a full bath
B) a 5 minute shower
C) a 6 minute shower
D) a 6 minute shower with a low flow showerhead
Question 2: When you take a wash, which uses the least energy?
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
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Answer:
D) a 6 minute showerwith a low flow showerhead
Did you know?- Low flow showerheads cost as little
as $15 and can help your family save around$100 dollars a year on their energy bills
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
Guy Dauncey 2010www.earthfuture.com
A) Smart Car
D) Train
B) Bicycle
C) Bus
Question 3: Which is the “greenest” form of transportation?
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
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Did you know?Travelling by bus or train is more environmentally friendly than taking a car, but riding your bike or walking is the greenest way to go.
Answer: B) Bicycle
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Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
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A) It’s funB) It keeps you fitC) It does not use any fossil fuelsD) All of the above
Question 4: Why is it good to ride a bike?
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Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
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Answer: D) All of the above
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A) Don’t eat before you goB) Only go on back roads C) Carpool with a friendD) Play your music loudly
Question 5: If you absolutely have to take the car to hockey practice, how could you save fuel?
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
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Answer:C) Car Pool with a friend
Did you know?- Some cities have HOV (high occupancy vehicle) lanes
to encourage people to carpool
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Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
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A) Playing with a new toy
B) Adjusting the heat
C) Phoning a friend
D) Setting an alarm
Question 6: What is this girl doing?
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
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Answer: B) Adjusting the heat with the thermostat
Did you know? - Turning the heat down by 1ºC saves 2% on your energy bill- A reasonable heating temperature is
19ºC during the day, and 15 ºC at night
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Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
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A) Secret Electricity
B) Red Electricity
C) Phantom Electricity
D) Old Electricity
Question 7: What is the name for electricity that is drained from electronics when they are plugged in but not in use?
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
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C) Phantom ElectricityAnswer:
Did you know?- As much as 10% of your energy
bill could be due to phantom power
- Phantom electricity is also sometimes called vampire electricity
Buy Energy Star rated appliances – they use 50% less energy!
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
Guy Dauncey 2010www.earthfuture.com
A) The marks left behind when your dog walks though last nights camp fire
B) The total amount of greenhouse gases (including carbon dioxide) that you produce through all of your activities
C) The print of a Carbosaurus
D) The amount of carbon dioxide given off when you walk
Question 8: What is your carbonfootprint?
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
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Answer: B) The total amount of greenhouse gases (including carbon dioxide) that you produce through all of your activities
Did you know?
- A carbon footprint may also be referred to as a greenhouse gas footprint
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
Guy Dauncey 2010www.earthfuture.com
Question 9: What is not an environmental impact of producing meat?
A) It takes more energy to make a kg of meat than a kg of vegetables
B) Some animals belch methane (a greenhouse gas)
C) The manure (poo) from the animals in factory farms runs into rivers causing pollution
D) When animals in factory farms communicate all at once it can be heard from space
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
Guy Dauncey 2010www.earthfuture.com
Answer: D) When animals in factory farms communicate all at once it can be heard from space
Did you know?- Sheep and cows are ruminants. They have bacteria in their guts to help themdigest grass, but they produce methane, which the sheep and cows belch out!
Did you know?- Some clever farmers use the manure to make biogas to power their farms
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
Guy Dauncey 2010www.earthfuture.com
Question 10: Why is eating locally grown food better for the environment?A) There is less fuel used to transport the food
B) Less of the food rots during transportation
C) It sustains local farmers, who you can be friends with!
D) All of the above
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
Guy Dauncey 2010www.earthfuture.com
Answer:
D) All of the aboveTry to buy seasonal food too because food grown in heated greenhouses in the
winter might be powered by fossil fuels
Did you know?-You can grow your own food which is the most local and environmentally friendly of all- Most of our food travels 2,500km to get to our plates
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
Guy Dauncey 2010www.earthfuture.com
Question 11: What is the largest category
of household garbage/recycling?
A) Paper & cardboard
B) Plastic
C) Glass
D) Metals
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
Guy Dauncey 2010www.earthfuture.com
Answer: A) Paper & cardboard
Did you know?- Recycling paper and cardboard in North America saves 41 million trees a year- We should try to buy products made from recycled paper
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
Guy Dauncey 2010www.earthfuture.com
A) At the right pressure, the car will use less fuel because less of the tire is touching the ground
B) If the pressure is too low, the wheels will stop going round
C) If the pressure is too high, the car will float like a balloon
Question 12: Why is it important to check your car’s tire pressure?
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
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ANSWER:
A) At the right pressure, the car will use less fuel because there will be less resistance
Did you know?- Properly inflated tires last longer
as there is less wear on them
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
Guy Dauncey 2010www.earthfuture.com
Category 2: Climate Change and the Environment
These questions will test your understanding of the science of Climate Change and your knowledge about the causes and
effects on the environment.
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Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
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A) The Ocean
B) The Earth’s Atmosphere
C) The Northern Lights
D) Pollution made by airplanes
Question 13: What is this thin blue line?
PA: Laura Packham 2011
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B) The Earth’s Atmosphere
Answer:
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Oxygen
O2
Question 14: Which gas is not a greenhouse gas?
A B C D
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Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
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Oxygen
O2
Did you know? - Oxygen makes up 20% of the atmosphere
- Greenhouse gases make up less than 1% of the atmosphere but they are very important (in the right quantities!)
Answer:
C
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
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Question 15: Which of the following is not a source of methane?
A) Landfills
B) Cattle
C) Clouds
D) Wetlands
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
Guy Dauncey 2010www.earthfuture.com
Did you know? - Garbage in landfills breaks down very slowly because it is buried underground and there is no oxygen to speed up the decomposition process. Methane is produced from this process.- Cattle produce methane when digesting their food.- It is estimated that more than 50 percent of global methane emissions are related to human-related activities
Answer:
C) Clouds
Clouds do not produce methane
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
Guy Dauncey 2010www.earthfuture.com
Question 16: Which of these natural events affects the climate?
A) Thawing permafrost
B) The path of the Earth around the Sun
C) Volcanic eruptions
D) All of the above
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
Guy Dauncey 2010www.earthfuture.com
Did you know? - When permafrost melts it exposes peat bogs and releases captured carbon dioxide and methane- Changes in the Earth’s orbit around the sun can affect the climate and are linked to the timing of ice ages.- Volcanic eruptions spew ash, rock, and sulphur particles into the atmosphere, which increase cloud cover and cause global cooling.
Answer:D) All of the above
Thawing permafrost The path of the Earth around the SunVolcanic eruptions
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
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A) Wind power
D) Geothermal power
B) Hydro power
C) Fossil fuels
Question 17: Which of the following is not a source of renewable energy?
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
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Did you know?- Wind power comes from the wind. - Hydro power comes from tides, waterfalls, and rivers. - Geothermal energy comes from heat deep in the earth. - These three sources are naturally replenished, but when we run out of fossil fuels, there won’t be any more.
Answer: C) Fossil fuels
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Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
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A) Wood
D) Oil
B) Coal
C) Natural Gas
Question 18: Which is not a fossil fuel?
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
Guy Dauncey 2010www.earthfuture.com
Did you know?- Wood has not been fossilized. It hasn’t been dead long enough. If it was buried under pressure, over a long time it would make coal!
A) WoodAnswer:
PA: Laura Packham 2011
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A) Mountain glaciersB) Outbreaks of Pine Beetle
C) Salmon migration
D) The height of Mount Waddington
Question 19: Which of these things in BC is not being effected by Global Warming?
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D) The height of Mount Waddington
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Rogers Pass Glacier 1902 and 2002
Answer:
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Question 20: Some scientists use GCMs to study climate change. What is a GCM?
A) The latest Pokémon character
B) A computer program
C) A special high-tech thermometer
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
Guy Dauncey 2010www.earthfuture.com
Answer:
B) A computer program
Did you know? - GCMs are computer programs that let scientists recreate the Earth’s climate on their computer screen. Scientists use the programs to figure out what the climate might look like in the future.
GCM stands for:General
Circulation Model
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
Guy Dauncey 2010www.earthfuture.com
Question 21: What is the greenhouse effect?
A) The warming effect a greenhouse has on the plants in it
B) The warming of the surface of the earth and the lower atmosphere by greenhouse gases, which trap heat
C) A hole in the ozone layer that lets in harmful rays from the sun
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
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Answer:B) The warming of the surface of the earth and
the lower atmosphere by greenhouse gases, which trap heat
Did you know? - Without the
greenhouse effect the Earth’s average temperature would be
-18ºC (instead of 15ºC)
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
Guy Dauncey 2010www.earthfuture.com
Question 22: What is a drought?
A) Less rainfall
B) A heat wave
C) A type of storm
D) A type of energy
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
Guy Dauncey 2010www.earthfuture.com
Did you know?Drought are one effect of climate change. They occur when a region gets less rainfall than normal over a long period of time. Lakes can dry up, and crops may not grow. Climate change and deforestation along with droughts are turning some regions of the earth into deserts.
Answer: A) Less rainfall
PA: Laura Packham 2011
Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
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A) A mark in the soil left when we go for a walk
B) A toy that you buy from an eco-store
C) A measure of our impact on the natural world caused when we consume resources and create waste
D) The size of your eco-shoes.
Question 23: What is your ecological footprint?
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Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
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Answer:
7 gha 4.9 gha
Ecological footprints around the world
IndiaChinaUKCanada
2.2 gha 0.9 gha
C) A measure of our impact on the natural world caused when we consume resources and create waste
Haiti
0.7 gha
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Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
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Bonus Question
If everyone on earth lived like the average North American
how many planets would we need?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 5
D) 7
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Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
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If everyone on Earth lived like the average North American we would need
C) 5 planets
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Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012
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TheEnd