Climate Change 101
This country emits the most carbon dioxide per person.
United States of America
This species is known for its ability to build dams that significantly alter aquatic ecosystems, creating wetlands and influencing water flow.
Beaver
This type of building roof is covered with vegetation to help insulate the building and manage stormwater.
Green Roof
This process, essential in water-scarce regions, removes salt from seawater to make it drinkable.
Desalination
This red device can put out small fires and should be in kitchens and cars.
What is a fire extinguisher?
Environmental change caused or influenced by people, either directly or indirectly is called ____ (climate change is an example of this)
Anthropogenic
This burrowing animal is a well-known ecosystem engineer, creating tunnels that improve soil aeration, drainage, and nutrient cycling.
Earthworm
The “LEED” certification system for buildings stands for Leadership in _____ and Environmental Design
Energy
Almost all of fresh water (2/3) is unreachable for use because it is locked away here
Glaciers
It’s best not to do this in a tall building during an earth quake, even though it might seem like a good idea.
What is use the elevator?
This is the temperature increase expected in Earth's global temperature expected by 2050 due to climate change
2.7 degrees fahrenheit, 1.5 degrees celsius
This nitrogen-fixing plant, often found in forests, improves soil fertility by converting atmospheric nitrogen into a form that plants can use.
Legumes
What type of building material is known for being renewable and can even absorb carbon dioxide as it grows?
Bamboo
This is the name of the underground layer of water-bearing rock that supplies drinking water to wells and springs
Aquifer
If you hear this outdoor system, it means a tornado has been spotted nearby.
What is a tornado siren?
The Industrial Revolution
This coastal species is known for its ability to protect shorelines from erosion, provide habitat for marine species, and sequester carbon, making it a crucial ecosystem engineer in tropical regions.
Mangroves
fast growing plant used as an eco-friendly alternative to hardwood.
What is bamboo?
This federal law, enacted in 1972, regulates discharges of pollutants into U.S. waters and sets quality standards for surface waters.
Clean Water Act
This is the safest part of a house to go to during a tornado.
What is a basement or interior room with no windows?
This international event brings countries together every year to discuss climate action and solutions. What is the name of this event and what is the name this year? (Bonus points for where it's held).
United Nations Climate Change Conference (Conference of Parties) - COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan
This keystone species of birds went extinct in the wild due to habitat destruction, hunting, and lead poisoning, but has been successfully making a comeback. (Bonus if you can name their current conservation status)
California Condors (critically endangered)
This design approach involves creating buildings and infrastructure that can withstand and quickly recover from extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, floods, or heatwaves, and adapt to future climate changes
Resilient Design
This phenomenon occurs when water from an aquifer is pumped too quickly, leading to the lowering of the water table and possible intrusion of saltwater or contaminants into freshwater sources. (Bonus if you can name an example)
Groundwater Overextraction (Central Valley of California or Ogallala Aquifer)
A fire that starts from cooking oil or grease is called this type of fire.
What is a grease fire?