The Heat Is On
What natural process traps heat in the atmosphere and keeps the planet warm enough for life?
Greenhouse effect
It is considered the first step in the chain that eventually leads to climate change because it increases the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Human activities
What is happening to polar caps and land glaciers as global temperatures rise?
They are melting / receding (cryosphere collapse)
When is Earth Day?
April 22
Where was Junelle Perol born?
Saudi Arabia
What term refers to the long-term increase in the Earth's average surface temperature?
Global Warming
What three fossil fuels are burned for electricity, factories, and transportation?
Coal, oil, and natural gas
What Philippine typhoon trend has increased due to warming marine basins, even though overall storm frequency has stabilized?
Increased proportion of super typhoons (faster intensification)
What is Republic Act No. 9275?
Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004.
What is Sarah Asuncion's favorite K-pop girl group?
New Jeans
What term describes long-term shifts in weather patterns, temperature, and precipitation on a regional or global scale?
Climate Change
What is the term for cutting down forests, which reduces the Earth's ability to absorb CO2?
Deforestation
Name the low-lying La Union municipalities most threatened by severe storm surges.
Agoo and Aringay
Republic Act No. 9512 mandates that this specific subject matter must be officially integrated into the curricula of all Philippine schools and public institutions.
Environmental education (or environmental awareness)
What is Celina Bugain's MBTI?
INFJ-T
Name at least 2 greenhouse gases found in the atmosphere.
Any 2: Carbon dioxide, Methane, Nitrous oxide
What is the that refers to the problem that occurs when humans produce too many greenhouse gases, trapping more heat than normal.
Enhanced Greenhouse effect
What marine phenomenon is recurring in municipal marine sanctuaries across San Fernando City due to ocean heat spikes?
Coral bleaching
What is the process that generates clean electricity by utilizing the kinetic and gravitational energy of flowing or falling water to spin mechanical turbines?
Hydropower
What is the plate number of Suzanne Gabaldon's tricycle?
798 AWE
What was Earth's average temperature without the greenhouse effect, and what is the comfortable pre-industrial average with it?
-18°C without it; about 15°C with it
Name at least 2 agricultural activities that release methane.
Any 2: Farming, raising livestock, using fertilizers, and transporting food
About how many times faster is the rate of sea-level rise in the Philippines compared to the global average?
Roughly triple (about 3x)
What is Republic Act No. 9003?
Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000
What time was Anikka Rojas born?
7:50 AM