Climate
Climate Change
Crude Oil
Natural Resources
The Oceans and Plastic Waste
100

If you measure atmospheric data over a certain period of time, you talk about climate. How long is this period?

30 years

100

Give two examples for the human influence on global warming.

industry emits greenhouse gases, ...

100

Name two examples for the use of crude oil.

fuel, raw material for the petrochemical industry

100

Which two overall categories can natural resources be assigned to?

limited and renewable resources

100

What is the biggest ocean?

Pacific ocean

200

In which month is the sun closest to the earth?

January

200

Name two indicators for global warming.

rising humidity, rising sea levels, rising air temperature, rising sea surface temperature, rising ocean heat content, melting snow covers, melting sea ice, melting glaciers

200

On which continent is the country with the largest crude oil reserves worldwide?

South America

200

Agricultural raw materials can either be ?-based or ?-based?

animal-based or plant-based

200

What is the technical term for fish farms which have similar conditions as farms with intensive livestock farming?

aquacultures

300

What is the important factor when it comes to how strongly an area is warmed up by the sun?

angle of incidence of the sun's rays

300

Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas. Name another GHG.

methane, nitrous oxide, flourinated gases

300

What are the two main means of transport for crude oil?

pipelines and tankers

300

The workers in the coltan mines have terrible working conditions. Give three examples.

long working hours, little wages, child labour, no safety, no insurance, ...

300

What do you call a large amount of plastic trash which accumulates in certain areas of the ocean because of ocean currents?

garbage patch

400

What does SDG stand for?

Sustainable Development Goals

400

What is the technical term for "human-made" climate change?

anthropogenic climate change

400

What does "OPEC" stand for?

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

400

Define the term "reserves".

the quantity of raw materials that are currently proven and economically usable

400

How much per cent of the plastic waste in the oceans is on the bottom of the oceans?

70%

500

Name at least three climate zones.

polar zone, subpolar zone, temperate zone, suptropical zone, tropical zone

500

What kind of radiation is emitted from the earth's surface?

infrared radiation

500

Name three member states of OPEC.

Algeria, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela

500

What does the Dodd-Frank Act prohibit?

It prohibits companies operating in the USA from using commodities whose sale finances weapons for wars in certain countries.

500

In some areas there are oil spills because of cracks in the sea floor. Why are the ecosystems not endangered by that?

Because they have had enough time to adapt.