About Dr. Vy
What is the name of Dr. Vy's dog?
Cedar
What is the cyrosphere?
All of the ice on Earth
What is a greenhouse gas?
A gas in the Earth's atmosphere that traps heat, warming the planet
How many meters are in 1 kilometer?
1000 m
What is the difference between temperature and heat?
Heat is a form of energy that is transferred between objects due to a difference in temperature. Temperature is a measure of the average energy of the particles in a substance.
Where did Dr. Vy get her PhD from?
Northeastern University
What is an independent variable?
The variable that we control in experiements
What is the biggest greenhouse gas on Earth?
Carbon dioxide, CO2
If all of Greenland's ice melted, we would get 7 m of sea level rise. What is that in feet?
(1 m = 3.28 ft)
22.4 ft
Explain what happened in the elephant toothpaste lab.
Elephant toothpaste demonstrates the chemical decomposition of concentrated hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen, a reaction rapidly catalyzed by potassium iodide
Yes.
("Necessary Symbiosis" on Amazon)
What is a dependent variable?
The variable that we measure in experiments
What is the range of predictions for the rate of warming of the planet in Celsius?
1.2 to 4 deg C
The Maldives is 72 inches above sea level. Is that above or below 6.84 meters?
(39.4 in = 1 m)
1.83 m
What is a catalyst?
a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change
What kind of music does Dr. Vy like to listen to?
Kpop, emo music, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, etc.
What is a fjord?
Norwegian for river
What is the most abundant element in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen
What would happen in these situations if Greenland’s ice melted only 25%?
(All of ice melting = 22.4 ft of sea level rise)
5.6 ft of sea level rise
What was the catalyst of the elephant toothpaste lab?
potassium iodide (KI)
Who is Dr. Vy's bias from BTS?
Suga/Agust D/Min Yoongi
What is a hypothesis?
An educated guess about a relationship between variables
How much of the most abundant element is present in the atmosphere?
78%
If all of Greenland's ice melts, we get 22.4 ft of sea level rise. Would this amount of water rise cover a house currently at sea level? How much water is this in terms of stories of buildings?
(1 story = 14 ft)
1.6 stories
What was the gas that was released from the elephant toothpaste reaction?
Oxygen gas, O2