Climate Change
Often mistaken for climate, this measurement quantifies the degree of hotness or coldness in the atmosphere at a particular moment and place, rather than representing long-term weather patterns.
What is temperature?
What energy source comes from the sun?
Solar/heat energy
She is known for starting the global climate strike movement, skipping school to protest outside the Swedish parliament.
Who is Greta Thunberg?
This club at UB discusses sustainability in business (must say the entire name).
What is the Sustainable Business Association?
This is the world's largest tropical rainforest, often described as the vital respiratory system of the planet due to its significant oxygen production and biodiversity.
What is the Amazon Rainforest?
This category of gases, like carbon dioxide and methane, are responsible for trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere, contributing to subsequent global warming.
What are greenhouse gases?
This dam produces enough hydroelectric power to serve 1.3 million people in Nevada, California, and Arizona
What is the Hoover Dam?
This well-known actor is recognized for his passionate advocacy for environmental causes, notably delivering a speech on climate change at the 2016 Oscars
Who is Leonardo DiCaprio?
She is the President of the UB Sustainable Business Association, responsible for promoting eco-friendly practices in business.
Who is Eleanor Usen?
This type of deep valley is carved by the erosive power of water over millions of years, often characterized by steep, rocky walls and can stretch for vast distances.
What is a canyon?
This is a measure of an individual’s impact on the environment by calculating Greenhouse gas emissions from their lifestyle (i.e. consumption and transportation)
What is carbon footprint?
This renewable energy source harnesses heat from the Earth's core to generate power.
What is geothermal energy?
What is the title of the 2012 animated film based on a Dr. Seuss novel, portraying a story about environmental conservation and the consequences of industrialization?
What is The Lorax?
This acronym, often used in business and finance, stands for "ESG," representing three key factors.
Environmental, Social and Governance
What is the Earth's largest desert by area?
Antarctica
This international agreement aims to combat climate change by keeping the global temperature rise well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
What is the Paris Agreement?
This energy source relies on controlled reactions of atoms, often sparking debates due to safety concerns and waste management.
What is Nuclear Energy?
This Netflix movie released in 2021 features two astronomers attempting to warn the world about an impending comet collision, despite facing disbelief and political resistance.
What is Don't Look Up?
This UB on-campus business/research initiative examines how mobile markets can improve access to healthy food.
What is the Veggie Van?
What is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen
The study of Earth's climate and the factors that influence it is known as this scientific field.
What is climatology.
This type of energy is produced from a variety of organic materials, such as wood, charcoal, dung and other manures.
What is bioenergy?
This movie starring a former US Vice President discussed the impact of humans on the environment.
What is An Inconvenient Truth?
This organization created a collection of 17 interlinked objectives called the Sustainable Development Goals, designed to be a universal plan for global peace, prosperity, and sustainability
What is the United Nations (UN)?
How much of the earth is covered in water? (must be within 2 percents)
71%
Correct answers 69-73%