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Guy Dauncey 2007Guy Dauncey 2007www.earthfuture.com www.earthfuture.com

Climate ChangeSuperhero?

Who wants to be a…….

Climate Change Showdown 2011-2012

Guy Dauncey 2010Guy Dauncey 2010www.earthfuture.com www.earthfuture.com PA: Laura Packham 2011PA: Laura Packham 2011

• Teams of 4/5 – choose a team name

• All teams will be asked each question to test your environmental knowledge

• Hold up your card with the answer on (A,B,C or D)

• There are two categories - Behaviour Change - Climate Change and the Environment

• The winner is the team with the most correct answers!

How to play



Category 1: Behaviour Change

These questions see how much you know about how you canchange your every day behaviour to reduce your carbon footrint and help the environment.

Travel

Energy

Water

Waste

Food

There are 5 main areas where you can change your behaviour:



A) Talking to her light bulb

B) Putting in a compact fluorescent light bulb that uses less energy

C) Polishing her lamp

D) Dancing

Behaviour Change Example Question: What is this woman doing?



Answer:

B) Putting in a compact fluorescent light bulb that uses less energy



C

A B

D

Question 1: Which of these light bulbs uses the LEAST energy?



Answer:

D

Did you know? - Incandescent bulbs waste 90% of the electricity they use producing heat. CFL bulbs are much more efficient at producing light and they last for up to 10 years

- You shouldn’t throw CFL lightbulbs in the garbage - recycle them (eg at major hardware stores)

For more info look on BC Hydro’s website or the Recycling Council of B.C. (www.rcbc..bc.ca)



A) a full bathB) a 5 minute showerC) a 6 minute showerD) a 6 minute shower

with a low flow showerhead

Question 2: When you take a wash, which uses the least energy?



Answer:

D) a 6 minute showerwith a low flow showerhead

Did you know?- Low flow showerheads cost as little as $15 and can help your family save around$100 dollars a year on their energy bills



A) At the right pressure, the car will use less fuel because less of the tire is touching the ground

B) If the pressure is too low, the wheels will stop going round

C) If the pressure is too high, the car will float like a balloon

Question 3: Why is it important to check your car’s tire pressure?



ANSWER:

A) At the right pressure, the car will use less fuel because there will be less resistance

Did you know?- Properly inflated tires last longer

as there is less wear on them



A) It’s funB) It keeps you fitC) It does not use any fossil fuelsD) All of the above

Question 4: Why is it good to ride a bike?



Answer:

D) All of the above



A) Don’t eat before you goB) Only go on back roads C) Car Pool with a friendD) Play your music loudly

Question 5: If you absolutely have to take the car to hockey practice, how could you save fuel?



Answer:

C) Car Pool with a friend

Did you know?- Some cities have HOV (high occupancy vehicle) lanes

to encourage people to car pool to work



A) Playing with a new toyB) Adjusting the heatC) Phoning a friendD) Setting an alarm

Question 6: What is this girl doing?



Answer:

B) Adjusting the heat with the thermostat

Did you know? - Turning the heat down by 1ºC saves 2% on your energy bill- A reasonable heating temperature is 19ºC during the day, and 15 ºC at night



A) StoppingB) IdlingC) RunningD) Sputtering

Question 7: Waiting with the car engine running is known as what?



Answer:

B) Idling

Did you know?- It is illegal to idle in B.C. and you can get a ticket- It uses less fuel to turn off the engine and re-start it if you are stopped for 10 seconds or more



A) Secret ElectricityB) Red ElectricityC) Phantom ElectricityD) Old Electricity

Question 8: What is the name for electricity that is drained from electronics when they are plugged in but not in use?



C) Phantom Electricity

Answer:Did you know?- As much as 10% of your energy bill

could be due to phantom power- Phantom electricity is also sometimes called vampire electricity

Buy Energy Star rated appliances – they use 50% less energy!



A) The marks left behind when your dog walks though last nights camp fire

B) The total amount of greenhouse gases (including carbon dioxide) that you produce through all of your activities

C) The print of a carbosaurus

D) The amount of carbon dioxide given off when you walk

Question 9: What is your carbonfootprint?



Answer:

B) The total amount of greenhouse gases (including carbon dioxide) that you produce through all of your activities

Did you know? - The average Canadian person’s carbon footprint

is 22 times as big as a person in Ethiopia- A carbon footprint may also be referred to as a greenhouse gas footprint



Question 10: What is not an environmental impact of producing meat?

A) It takes more energy to make a kg of meat than a kg of vegetables B) Some animals belch methane (a greenhouse gas)C) The manure (poo) from the animals in factory farms runs into rivers

causing pollutionD) When animals in factory farms communicate all at once it can be heard

from space



Answer:

D) When animals in factory farms communicate all at once it can be heard from space

Did you know?- sheep and cows are ruminants. They have bacteria in their guts to help themdigest grass, but they produce methane, which the sheep and cows belch out!`

Did you know?- Some clever farmers are using the manure to make biogas to power their farms



Question 11: Why is eating locally grown food better for the environment?A) There is less fuel used to transport the food

B) Less of the food rots during transportation

C) It sustains local farmers, who you can be friends with!

D) All of the above



Answer:

D) All of the above

Try to buy seasonal food too because food grown in heated greenhouses in the

winter might be powered by fossil fuels

But, clever farmers are burning methane from landfills to heat their greenhouses,which is much better for the environment!

Did you know?-You can grow your own food which is the most local and environmentally friendly of all- Most of our food travels 2,500km to get to our plates



Question 12: What is the largest category

of household garbage/recycling?

A) Paper & cardboard

B) Plastic

C) Glass

D) Metals



Answer:

A) Paper & cardboard

Did you know?- Recycling paper and cardboard in North America saves 41 million trees a year- We should try to buy products made from recycled paper



Category 2: Climate Change and the Environment

These questions will test your understanding of the science of Climate Change and your knowledge about the causes and

effects on the environment.



A) The OceanB) The Earth’s AtmosphereC) The Northern LightsD) Pollution made by airplanes

Question 13: What is this thin blue line?



B) The Earth’s Atmosphere

Answer:



Oxygen

O2

Question 14: Which gas is not a greenhouse gas?

A B C D



Oxygen

O2

Did you know? - Oxygen makes up 20% of the atmosphere

- Greenhouse gases make up less than 1% of the atmosphere but they are very important (in the right quantities!)

Answer:

C



A) Natural Gas

D) Oil

B) Coal

C) Wood

Question 15: Which is not a fossil fuel?



Did you know?- Wood has not been fossilized. It hasn’t been dead long enough. If it was buried under pressure, over a long time it would make coal!

C) Wood

Answer:



A) Mountain glaciersB) Outbreaks of Pine Beetle

C) Salmon migrationD) The height of Mount Waddington

Question 16: Which of these things in BC is not being effected by Global Warming?



Rodgers Pass Glacier 1902 and 2002

D) The height of Mount Waddington

Answer:



Question 17: What is the greenhouse effect?

A) The warming effect a greenhouse has on the plants in it

B) The warming of the surface of the earth and the lower atmosphere by greenhouse gases, which trap heat

C) A hole in the ozone layer that lets in harmful rays from the sun



Answer:

B) The warming of the surface of the earth and the lower atmosphere by greenhouse gases, which trap heat

Did you know? - Without the greenhouse effect the Earth’s average temperature would be –18ºC (instead of 15ºC)

Did you know? - The hole in the ozone layer is caused by CFC’s. These chemicals have been banned and the hole is repairing itself.



A) A mark in the soil left when we go for a walk

B) A toy that you buy from an eco-store

C) A measure of our impact on the natural world caused whenwe consume resources and create waste

D) A footprint left by an Ecosaurus

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Bonus question If everyone on earth lived like the average North American how many planets would we need?

PA: Laura Packham 2011PA: Laura Packham 2011


Guy Dauncey 2010Guy Dauncey 2010www.earthfuture.com www.earthfuture.com

If everyone on the planet lived like the average North American we would need 5 planets



Bonus Question: Which two of the following celebrities are vegetarian?

A) Brad Pitt

B) Adam Sandler

C) Paris Hilton

D) Georges Laraque



Answer:

A) Brad Pitt

D) Georges Laraque(He’s actually vegan!)



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