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Climate Change and Riddles
Climate Change and Riddles
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Using only addition and eight 8s, how to you get 1,000?
8+8
888+88+8+8+8
8+8888+8
8+8+8+8+8+8+8
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Riddle: I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
eight
seven
nine
six
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troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere are...
types of circles
layers of the atmosphere
different balls
layers of the earth
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Which of these is likely if the trend of global warming continues in coming decades?
Melting glaciers will reduce lake sizes
it will rain more
Melting glaciers will cause flooding of coastal towns
the ice caps will freeze
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Riddle: The more of this there is, the less you see. What am I?
Light
fog
Darkness
days
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Global warming is causing the ocean to get warmer, resulting in:
A reduced need to cook lobster before eating it.
Coral reefs getting sick and losing their color.
people mistaking the ocean for their own personal bath
more holidays at the beach
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Changes to weather patterns and rain fall are examples of climate change impacts. True or False?
True
False
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Which of the following are indicators of climate change?
All of the answers are indicators of climate change
Changes in Polar ice, Ocean Acidity, Desertification
Deforestation, more storms, Rising seas, flooding
Changing Biomes, Impacts on Health, Changing wind patterns.
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What is Climate Change?
Long term temperature change
Long term rain change
longterm changes in global temperatures and other changes of the atmosphere
when the climate is getting ready for PE
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The average temp has raised 1°C. What is a cause of this temp increase?
more people wearing jumpers
increased use of fossil fuels
the lower amounts of carbon dioxide
solar flares reaching Earth
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In which way is carbon a threat to the biosphere?
C02 makes our atmosphere colder
CO2 in the atmosphere carries diseases
CO2 gas traps heat in the atmosphere
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The destruction of large areas of forests could cause
more oxygen in the atmosphere
Decreased rates of erosion on cliffs
less acid rain
more carbon dioxide (C02) in the atmosphere
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Riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
donations
cats
ice cream
footsteps
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Riddle: If two’s company, and three’s a crowd, what are 4 and 5 ?
a bigger crowd
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extra company
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Riddle: What kind of apples do computers and phones prefer?
Pink Lady
Jazz
MACintosh
Gala
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Riddle: What has to be broken before you can use it?
an egg
a window
a door
a plate
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Riddle: What can you catch but not throw?
a jacket
a ball
a cold
a pen
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Which of the following can help reduce the amount of greenhouse gas released to the atmosphere?
Flying in your own private plane.
Spending your free time outside with a special carbon dioxide capturing net
Powering your home's air conditioner with a gas generator
car share
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Riddle: A word I know, six letters it contains, remove one letter and 12 remains, what is it?
jotter
apples
Dozens
antler
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Riddle:What goes up but never comes back down?
your age
a balloon
a ball
volume
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Riddle: How many eggs would a rooster lay over three weeks, provided it is adequately fed and housed?
0
3
2
1
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How many months in the year has 28 days?
12
11
13
10
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Riddle: What happens once in a lifetime, twice in a moment, but never in one hundred years?
christmas
an eclipse
The letter M
birthday
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Riddle: What begins with T, finishes with T, and has T in it?
positivity
Tea-Pot
the alphabet
Totally
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It's thought that in the next 200 years the lowest land will be under water. Which climate change impact is responsible?
increased desertification
the start of an ice age
decreased winds
global warming
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Climate change may have an impact on the following:
farming, natural habitats, and water resources
Energy and human health
All of the above
Air quality, oceans, and coastal zones
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Clean energy is:
The energy hotel workers use to get rooms ready for the next guest
energy that doesn't release pollution into the atmosphere
An energy drink that doesn't leave a stain if you spill it
The positive energy you get when you do PE
28
As global temperatures rise, areas in the Arctic could release even more greenhouse gas because:
increase in vacuum use would use up a energy, burning fossil fuels.
Bigfoot, a notoriously gassy species, would come out of hibernation.
people burning jackets to celebrate milder winters
The frozen ground contains greenhouse gases released when land thaws
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Riddle:What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
a fish
a worm
a dog
a penny
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Global sea levels have varied over time. What is mostly responsible for the rising sea levels?
more people swimming in the sea
people running the tap for too long
fishing
melting of polar ice caps