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The Climate Change Quiz
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Pick your team
Four teams – each identify a ‘speaker’Now we need a scorekeeper
Rules
- A question is displayed…
- .. teams have max. 1 minute to think and agree
(till I say ‘STOP’)
- Teams with correct answer get 1 point
• If a team ready before 1 minute, the speaker can
yell ‘ READY ’ – and get an extra point (if correct)
- The team with most points wins!
Ready?!
1: Why is the planet warming up?
A. The sun is getting closer and hotter as part of a natural sun cycle
B. Heat-trapping gases are building up in the atmosphere, preventing heat from the sun escaping back out into space
C. Scientists do not know why the earth is warming up, they just know that it is
The Answer is B!
Humans release heat- trapping gases into the atmosphere These heat- trapping gases let sunlight in But they prevent heat from escaping back out
2: What is this process called?
A. Global dimming
B. Air pollution build-up
C. The greenhouse effect
D. Atmospheric thickening
The answer is…
A. Global dimming
B. Air pollution build-up
C. The greenhouse effect
D. Atmospheric thickening
3: What evidence of climate change
have scientists already observed?
A. The planet is warmer on average
B. The sea level is rising
C. There has been more intense cyclone activity in the North Atlantic D. All of the above
Answer: D
A. The planet is warmer on average by 0.74°C
(2005 compared to 1906)
B. The sea level is rising by 1.8 mm/yr since
1961, and 3.1 mm/yr since 1993. The rate is increasing!
C. There has been more intense cyclone activity in the North Atlantic since about 1970.
D. All of the above
4: What are the two biggest causes of
this build-up of heat-trapping gases in
the atmosphere?A. Industry and energy supply
B. Agriculture and forestry (including deforestation)
C. Burning of fossil fuels and land-use change
D. Transportation and buildings
This was sort of a trick question …
A. Industry (19.4%) and energy supply (25.9%)
B. Agriculture (13.5%) and forestry (including deforestation) (17.4%) C. Burning of fossil fuels and land-use change ( encompasses all of these categories! )
D. Transportation (13.1%) and buildings (7.9%)
5: Can the terms ‘global warming’ and
‘climate change’ be used
interchangeably?- Yes, they refer to processes closely related, and people understand what you’re referring to when you use either of them
- No, these are completely separate processes and should not be confused
The answer is Yes!
When the ocean, land and air get warmer (global warming), things change in the climate system (climate change)…
6: If we stopped all greenhouse gas emissions today, would we still have
climate change?
- No, the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere would quickly dissipate, immediately stopping the warming and related changes in the climate
- Yes, humans have been adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere for so many years now, that even if all emissions stopped today, the planet would still continue to warm for decades to come
If we stopped all greenhouse gas emissions today, would we still have
climate change?
- No, the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere would quickly dissipate, immediately stopping the warming and related changes in the clim
- Yes , humans have been adding greenhouse
gases to the atmosphere for so many years now, that even if all emissions stopped today, the planet would still continue to warm for decades to come.
7. Match the term with the definition
Term
Definition
- Refers to average weather
- Weather • Climate • Climate change
- Weather • Climate • Climate change
- Weather • Climate • Climate change
conditions over a long period of time (30+ years)
- Refers to conditions like rain, temperature and wind over
hours to days
- Refers to a statistically significant change in the state of the climate (or average
weather) that persists for an extended period of time (decades or longer)
Term
Term
Answers:
Weather Climate Climate Change
Refers to conditions like Refers to average weather Refers to a statistically rain, temperature and wind conditions over a long significant change in the over hours to days. period of time (30+ years). state of the climate (or average weather) that persists for an extended period of time (decades or longer).
The difference is in the timescale!
8: If we know the climate change
projections for year 2100, do we need to
pay attention to forecasts on shorter
timescales?
- Yes, because between now and 2100 natural climate variability and weather could bring us conditions/events that are different from the long- term projections
- No, for example, if the climate change projection is for drought in 2100, we know that we will gradually experience dryer conditions over the next century, so we just need to focus on drought-preparedness and water resource management
If we know the climate change projections for 2100, do we need to pay attention to forecasts on shorter
timescales?
- Yes , because between now and 2100 natural
climate variability and weather could bring us conditions/events that are different from the long-term projections.
- No, for example, if the climate change projection is for drought in 2100, we know that we will gradually experience dryer conditions over the next century, so we just need to focus on drought-preparedness and water resource management.
9: If we experience an extreme weather
event, can we attribute that particular
event to climate change?
- Yes, climate change will bring more
extreme weather events, so we can attribute (“blame”) each individual event to climate change
- No, because weather fluctuates on short-
term timescales and climate change is occurring over a much longer timescale
Answer:
- No , because weather fluctuates on short-
term timescales and climate change is occurring over a much longer timescale.
- However, an increase in the average
occurrence of extreme weather events over
time may be attributed to climate change,
especially if other forms of natural climate variability can be ruled out.10: What is the definition of Climate Change Mitigation?
A) Action taken to reduce the amount of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere.
B) Action taken to reduce the impacts of climate change on lives, livelihoods and ecosystems.
What is the definition of Climate Change
Mitigation?
The answer is
A: Action taken to reduce the amount of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere.
- - B is called climate change adaptation:
Action taken to reduce the impacts of climate change on lives, livelihoods and ecosystems.
Let’s tally the points…
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Congratulations!
- Winning team, you get a prize!
- Losing team, we hope you had fun while
learning