Climate Change 1
This is the name for the category of gasses that trap the sun's heat.
What are greenhouse gasses?
The average weather for a region over a long period of time is. _______________.
Climate
Name the three fossil fuels.
The most widely used medicine in the world
Aspirin
This is the largest animal that has ever lived.
The blue whale.
What contributes greenhouse gases in the world?
Burning fossil fuels
What do we call the act of cutting down trees and other shrubbery?
Deforestation
This uncontrolled fire spreads rapidly, often igniting in forests, grasslands, or other dry areas. It can be fueled by high winds and dry conditions, and is a frequent threat in places like California and Australia.
Wildfires
Although is usually takes 10-15 years to develop a vaccine, THIS vaccine holds the speed record for being developed and approved in less than one year.
The Covid Vaccine
This predator can-not move its eyes around in its eye sockets.
An owl.
Fossil fuels are [this] type of resource. (Renewable, non-renewable, perpetual)
Non-renewable
Since when have human activities become the main driver of climate change?
1800s aka, the Industrial Revolution
Name the climate scientist that first demonstrated the effects of the Greenhouse Effect in the 1850's
Eunice Foote
What group responsible for global medical well-being was formed by the United Nations after World War II? Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, its three-letter acronym looks like a question.
W.H.O. (World Health Organization)
This is Mr. Didier's LEAST favorite animal, out of all of the animals in the world.
Snake. Not even a venomous snake, just any old snake. I just don't like 'em.
These regions of the Earth are experiencing the most dramatic changes due to climate change.
The poles (arctic and antarctic)
List at least 3 negative impacts of climate change.
-melting ice / sea level rise
-increased drought (periods of no rain)
-extreme weather events (storms, fires, floods)
-hotter temperatures
-loss of species
-reduced food production
How many of the past 11 years were the hottest on record?
The past 11 years were ALL the hottest 11 years ever recorded.
Somnambulism is the fancy medical word for which sleep disorder where you partake in a specific physical activity while you’re asleep? (Hint: It’s more common in kids and can be downright creepy)
Sleepwalking
This animal has the highest "hunting success rate." (of all pursuits, they catch their prey).
Harbor porpoise (90% success rate)
Describe how the greenhouse effect works.
Greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere trap heat from the sun, and that heat warms the Earth.
Which two green house gases contribute the most to global warming?
Carbon dioxide and Methane
In order to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change, this is the specific amount of temperature increase that we can tolerate.
1.5 degrees Celsius
This medicine has saved more lives than any other medicine in the world. (Must name the specific medicine)
Penicillin
Sea otters are known for one unique trait among sea creatures. What is it?
(you see- that's what keeps them warm in the cold ocean).