Sustainability basics
Taking care of the planet so future generations can live well.
What is sustainability?
Heat getting trapped in earth's atmosphere is called this.
What is the greenhouse effect?
Hotter temperatures make it difficult for athletes to do this safely.
What is train?
Instead of buying coffee cups, bring this.
What is a reusable cup?
This office works on sustainability at U of M.
What is the Office of Sustainability?
Sustainability means thinking about the present AND this.
What is the future?
These gases trap heat in the atmosphere.
What are greenhouse gases?
Extreme heat increases the risk of this condition during sports.
What is heat exhaustion (or heat stroke)?
Food scraps go in this bin. (Hint: Colour)
What is a green bin?
U of M's plan to fight climate change is called this.
What is the Climate Action Plan?
This organization created the famous definition of sustainability.
What is the United Nations?
Climate change means long term changes in this.
What is weather/temperature?
Unpredictable weather can cause games to be this.
What is cancelled (or delayed)?
Using the same container or bag multiple times is called this.
What is reusing?
One goal is to reduce this type of emissions
What are greenhouse gas emissions?
Sustainability is about not using up all the planet's this.
What are resources?
When the earth gets hotter over time, its called this.
What is global warming?
Shorter winters negatively affect these sports.
What are winter sports?
The most important step in "reduce, reuse, recycle" is this.
What is reduce?
Getting students involved is called this.
What is engagement?
This group created the definition of sustainability we use today.
What is the Brundtland Commission?
More greenhouse gases make earth act like this (trapping heat in).
What is an insulator?
Poor air quality from wildfires can reduce an athletes ability to do this.
What is breathe (or breathing)?
Choosing not to buy unnecessary items helps reduce this environmental impact.
What is waste?
These global goals are part of sustainability efforts (SDGs).
What are Sustainable Development Goals?