"Carbon monoxide is an invisible gas, and it’s poisonous, so we put ear-splitting alarms in houses to warn us of its dangerous presence. Carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide are also invisible gases, but without un-ignorable alarms in place, they’ve been allowed to cause rapid and dangerous changes to the climate,oceans and ecosystems on earth. Here’s what that looks like for us, the MinuteEarth team, where we live around the world".
What do Henry, Kate, Ever, Emily, Omkar, Alex and Peter have to say about climate change?
Write a paragraph on what each of these people have to say about the effects of climate change. (20)
20 points
20
Question 2
2.
"To understand climate change, think of the game of "Tetris". For eons, Earth has played a version of this game with blocks of carbon".
a) How does Carbon (and Carbon Dioxide) enter and leave the atmosphere? (6)
b) What connection does the game of tetris have to climate? (14)
15 points
15
Question 3
3.
"Human activities from pollution to overpopulation are driving up the earth's temperature and fundamentally changing the world around us. The main cause is a phenomenon known as the greenhouse effect".
Explain how human activities are driving up the earth's temperature and fundamentally changing the world around us. (15)
10 points
10
Question 4
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"So if you’ve heard that the world’s weather has been getting more extreme, it’s not just a lot of hot air. It’s also a bunch of warm water".
Explain why an average temperature increase of 0.8 degrees celcius over the past century causes such crazy changes in our weather. (10)
15 points
15
Question 5
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"The earth and the moon are almost the same distance from the sun, yet temperatures on the moon average an unlivable -18°C, and even deadlier, they range from -170°C during lunar night to 100°C at lunar noon, regularly exceeding both the coldest and hottest temperatures".
Explain why the earth does not experience these temperature extremes. (15)
10 points
10
Question 6
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"Is the weather getting weirder? Your answer probably depends on the weirdness of the weather you’ve been experiencing lately".
Describe some of the weird weather experienced around the world . List some of the weird weather conditions experienced in Cape Town due to climate change. (10)
10 points
10
Question 7
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"Climate change might be the biggest threat facing humanity. Just about everyone has heard that the end of the world is coming if we don't drastically change our system. So why is there no panic? Why don't you care? We see celebrities and politicians warning us about our impending doom but the plain fact is the average everyday person does not concern themselves with climate change".
Fully explain why the average person does not care about climate change.
10 points
10
Question 8
8.
"Because of its unique location Africa is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change".
List some of the effects that climate changes has on our continent. (10)
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