Climate Change
What is Renewable Energy and Non-Renewable Energy?
Renewable energy sources are plentiful and all around us. Fossil fuels - coal, oil and gas - on the other hand, are non-renewable resources that take hundreds of millions of years to form.
Name one indigenous tribe that originally inhabited the Bay Area?
Answers may include:
-Ohlone (Muwekma, Karkin, Lisjan, Ramaytush)
-Me-Wuk (Bay Miwok, Coast Miwok)
What is the name of the watershed that your school is located in?
Answers vary across teams:
PVHS: Pinole Creek Watershed
RHS: Wildcat Creek Watershed
CVHS: San Lorenzo Creek Watershed
ARR: Bockman Canal Watershed
AHS: San Joaquin River Watershed
SLZ: Estudillo Canal Watershed
SKY: San Leandro Creek Watershed
Who performed in the 2023 Super Bowl?
Rihanna
Botany is the scientific study of what?
PLANTS
Name 3 impacts of climate change.
Answers can include:
-Increased occurrence of extreme weather events
-Rising Sea Levels
-Warmer Oceans/Ocean Acidification
-Less snow and ice
-More droughts and wildfires
-Human migration
Name one way that climate change impacts human health.
Answers may include:
Increase of asthma and respiratory illness
Increase in malnutrition
Mental Health (Increased Anxiety)
Injury (related to increase in extreme weather events)
Heat exhaustion/dehydration
What is a watershed?
An area of land where all of the water that falls on it or drains off of it goes to a common outlet
What is the most consumed drink in the entire world?
Water
How many teeth does an adult human have?
32
Which of these is considered a critical threshold for carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere?
A. 400 parts per million
B. 250 parts per million
C. 123 parts per million
D. 685 parts per million
A. 400 parts per million
In May 2013 -- and for the first time in recorded history -- the daily average concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reached more than 400 parts per million at several Global Atmosphere Watch Stations around the world, including Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii. This means in one million pounds of air there are more than 400 pounds of heat-trapping carbon dioxide.
How many pounds of garbage does the average American produce each year?
A. 50 lbsB. 500 lbs
C. 1,500 lbs
D. 2,000 lbs
D. 2,000 lbs
If you take all the trash produced per year and divide it by the number of people in the United States, then on average one person produces about 2,000 pounds of garbage per year.
According to the Coastal Conservancy, what is the most commonly found item during litter cleanups?
Cigarette Butts
2018 Cleanup Results: https://oceanconservancy.org/blog/2019/09/04/beach-beyond-breaking-2018-international-coastal-cleanup-results/
How many fingers does SpongeBob have?
4
What is the capital of Ohio?
Columbus
According to the EPA, what is the biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States?
A. Transportation
B. Producing electricity and heat
C. Industry
D. Agriculture and Forestry
B. Producing electricity and heat
https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/global-greenhouse-gas-emissions-data
Name 3 of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
Answers can include:
1. No Poverty
2. Zero Hunger
3. Good Health and Well Being
4. Quality Education
5. Gender Equality
6. Clean Water and Sanitation
7. Affordable and Clean Energy
8. Decent Work and Economic Growth
9. Industry Innovation and Infrastructure
10. Reduced Inequalities
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
12. Responsible Consumption and Production
13. Climate Action
14. Life Below Water
15. Life on Land
16. Peace Justice and Strong Institutions
17. Partnerships for the Goals
How long would it take a plastic bottle to decompose if it were floating in the ocean?
A)100 Years
B)450 Years
C)600 Years
D)Unknown
B. 450 years
What is the most viewed music video on YouTube
Baby Shark Dance
What is the only edible food that never goes bad?
Honey
Explain the Greenhouse Effect.
In order to win points the team must mention all of these points:
1. Sunlight reaches Earth's surface
2. Some of that energy is reflected back to space
3. Some is absorbed and re-radiated as heat Most energy is absorbed by greenhouse gases and reflected in all directions, warming the planet.
Name 3 sources that greenhouse gases come from.
-Transportation/Cars
-Cow Farms
-Landfills
-Wildfires
-Power Plants
Which country is responsible for contributing the most ocean plastic pollution?
What is the Chinese Zodiac for 2023?
Year of the Rabbit
Name all 7 continents in the world.
North America
South America
Africa
Europe
Asia
Antartica
Australia