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Climate Change Quiz Bowl

Atmospheri

c

Science

Climate

and

Weather

Energy

Climate

Change

Causes

Graphs

and

Figures

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200 200 200 200 200

300 300 300 300 300

400 400 400 400 400

500 500 500 500 500

What is the thin layer of gases

surrounding the earth called?

Atmospheric Science: 100

True or False?

We are able to live comfortably

on planet earth because of a

process called the umbrella

effect.

Atmospheric Science: 200

Which of the following planets has

the highest concentration of carbon

dioxide?

A. Mars

B. Venus

C. Earth

Atmospheric Science: 300

Name two greenhouse gases.

Atmospheric Science: 400

Explain the greenhouse effect.

Atmospheric Science: 500

True or False?

Climate change is causing the

entire planet to warm.

Climate and Weather: 100

What is climate?

Climate and Weather: 200

Explain climate change.

Climate and Weather: 300

Name two effects of climate

change being seen today.

Climate and weather: 400

Climate and Weather: 500

How could

you use

this graph

to explain

climate

change?

True or False?

Energy can only be used once

before it is destroyed?

Energy: 100

Energy: 200

Incandescent, fluorescent and LED

are different types of ____.

Which of the following is an

example of Potential Energy:

(a) The sun (b) a Barrel of oil (c) Wind (d) Fire

Energy: 300

What are two things you might do

to make your school or workplace

more energy efficient?

Energy: 400

Give three examples of energy

sources?

Energy: 500

True or False?

The climate change that is

occurring today is a result of a

natural cycle.

Climate Change Causes: 100

The carbon dioxide in the

atmosphere began to increase

dramatically during:

a. The middle ages

b. The Industrial Revolution

c. The 1960s

Climate Change Causes: 200

True or False?

Climate change is caused by the

hole in the ozone layer.

Climate Change Causes: 300

Name two fossil fuels.

Climate Change Causes: 400

What is causing climate change?

Climate Change Causes: 500

Graphs and Figures: 100

What is the

number one

source of

greenhouse

gas emissions

from electric

generation in

Minnesota?

What is on the x axis?

Graphs and Figures: 200

What is on the y axis?

Graphs and Figures: 300

What is the

largest

source of

Carbon

dioxide

emissions in

the United

States?

Graphs and Figures: 400

Explain this graph.

Graphs and Figures: 500