Causes
Name as many causes of climate change as you can.
Producing Food, Powering Buildings, Using Too Much, Generating Power, Using Transportation, Manufacturing Goods
Name as many effects of climate change as you can
Poverty and Displacement, More Severe Storms, More Health Risks, Hotter Temperatures, Increased Drought, A Warming Rising Ocean, Not Enough Food, Loss of Species
Who is Wangari Maathai?
A Kenyan Climate Activist who planted over 30 million trees.
Name as many fossil fuels as you can.
Coal, petroleum, natural gas, oil shales, bitumens, tar sands, and heavy oils.
True or False? As the world heats up, the ocean becomes less acidic.
False. The ocean increases in acidity and coral reefs and marine life struggle to live.
Who is Felix Finkbeiner?
A German climate activist who started the Plant for the Planet Campaign.
True or False? Buildings consume around a quarter of all electricity.
False. They use more than half of all electricity.
True or False? Over the past decade around 10 million people have been displaced.
False. Around 20 million people have lost their home due to weather related events.
What is the Paris Agreement?
A climate change agreement made in 2015 by the United Nations.
What percent of energy comes from renewable sources.
Around a quarter of all energy or 25 %.
True or False? Climate Change started becoming a problem in the 1980's.
True. That was when the global temperature started spiking at an alarming rate.
False. Aluminum Foil belongs in the Recycling.
Name a few greenhouse gases.
Carbon dioxide, methane, ozone, nitrous oxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and water vapor.
Name as many natural disasters that will become more frequent as the temperature increases.
Cyclones, hurricanes, storms, wildfires, typhoons, blizzards, sandstorms, etc.
True or False? Chip bags belong in the Recycling Bin.
False. They go into the Garbage.