Hi Everyone and welcome back to Green World!
For this week's quiz, we thought we would do one on climate change. By this
point, climate change is a well known issue, however, we wanted to share some
of the specific statistics, some of which are still really surprising. We hope
that this is an informative post for you, and it inspires you to take a small
action to reducing your own carbon footprint.
Questions
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Roughly how much CO2 is in the atmosphere? (May 2023)
a) 380 parts per million
b) 400 parts per million
c) 420 parts per million - True or False? The last time CO2 levels were as high as they are today was 4.5 million years ago.
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Which summer month in 2021 had the highest temperature since records
started almost 150 years ago?
a) June
b) July
c) August - True or False? Antarctica loses the same weight as Mount Everest in ice each year.
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How many people will lose their homes to rising sea levels in the next 70
years?
a) 100 million
b) 200 million
c) 500 million - True or False? 70% of amphibian species known to science are under threat due to humans.
- True or False? 75 million children under the age of five showed signs of stunted growth due to malnutrition caused by 'natural' disasters in 2020.
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How high did temperatures go on Feb 6th 2020 in Antarctica?
a) 18*C
b) 13*C
c) 8*C - True or False? The richest 1% of the population are responsible for double the emissions of the poorest 50% from 1990-2015.
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How often is a football field sized area of land lost from the Louisiana
coast?
a) once a day
b) once an hour
c) once every 30 minutes - Bonus Question: Have you read 'The Climate Book' by Greta Thunberg?
Thank you for taking time to do this quiz - how did you get on? Feel free to
comment your score down below, we would love to hear from you.
Your Green World Team💚
(answers below)
Answers
- c) 420 parts per million
- True
- b) July
- True
- b) 200 million
- False. 40%
- True
- a) 18*C
- True
- b) once an hour
- Yes, I have read it!
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