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#natsciwk Sophie Lewis @aviandelights Kate Auty @kateauty Anna MacDonald @Dr_AnnaM Rules of trivia • 3 rounds of trivia • Work together in pairs, groups or on your own • Winning team gets amazing* prizes • After each round, we will have an Ask Me Anything session. Shout out or write down your questions • No cheating! *amazing not guaranteed Round 1. Climate change fundamentals Round 1: Global warming basics Q1 Which of these greenhouse gases is most abundant in the atmosphere? a) Carbon dioxide b) Methane c) Water vapour d) Nitrous oxide Round 1: Global warming basics Q2 Attach the names of these four climate science pioneers with the manner of their death: 1) Roald Amundsen (polar climate) 2) Robert FitzRoy (founder of the Met Office) 3) John Tyndall (discovered of the CO2 greenhouse effect) 4) Alfred Wegener (continental drift and paleo-climate). A) accidentally poisoned B) skiing C) airplane crash D) committed suicide John Tyndall having fun Round 1: Global warming basics Q3 Without any greenhouse effect, what would the Earth’s global mean temperature be? Round 1: Global warming basics Q4 Edvard Munch’s famous painting ‘The Scream’ was inspired by which major volcanic eruption? Bonus point: In which decade did it occur? Round 1: Global warming basics Q5 In the past two decades, how much has the rate in sea level rise accelerated, compared to the average since 1901? A. 8 percent B. 28 percent C. 48 percent D. 88 percent Round 1: Global warming basics Q6 Cape Grim monitoring station recently recorded atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations above which milestone level? Round 1: Global warming basics Q7 As floating sea ice in the Arctic melts, does it add to sea level? A) Not at all B) Yes, a little bit C) It lowers it Round 1: Global warming basics Q8 What is the urban heat island effect? A) UHIE is a term used to describe excessive sweating caused by a scarcity of aquatic centres within urban areas. B) UHIE is a term used to describe densely populated island nations. C) UHIE is a term used to describe the way in which parked cars appear to ‘float’ in a mirage on hot days. D) UHIE is a term used to describe the excessive accumulation of heat within urban built environments. Bonus point: What is the name given to excess heat deaths during a heat wave? Round 1: Global warming basics Q9 An April survey of the Great Barrier Reef estimated that large areas were struggling. What percentage of the Reef had been affected by bleaching? Bonus point if you can spell the name of coral symbiotic algae. Q10 At the moment, Canberra experiences an average of 23 days per year with very high or extreme fire danger. What is this average predicted to be in 2020 if climate change affects temperatures and water availability as predicted? A) 23 days B) 35-38 days C) 16-18 days D) 26-29 days Round 2. Climate change and policy Round 1: Global warming basics Q1 Which recently elected Qld senator has stated that climate science is a scam? a. Pauline Hanson b. Joe Bjelke Peterson c. Malcolm Roberts d. Scott Ludlam Bonus point if you can name the Senator’s party Round 1: Global warming basics Q2 Name one of the Commonwealth Government’s tax-based fossil fuel subsidies? a. Fuel tax credit scheme b. Exemption for airline transport employees c. Concessional rate of excise on shipping cruise liners d. Tourism to Botswana incentive scheme Round 1: Global warming basics Q3 What is the ACT ecological footprint? a. b. c. d. 9.8 global hectares / person 6.4 global hectares / person 8.9 global hectares / person 23.0 global hectares per person Round 1: Global warming basics Q4 What is the dirtiest coal fired power station in Australia? A) Hazelwood. B) Valespoint C) Redbank D)Tumut Round 1: Global warming basics Q5 Name two Australian universities that have committed to being fossil free? Round 1: Global warming basics Q6 In November 2010, the ACT Legislative Assembly passed the Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act 2010 which established ACT emissions reduction targets. Which of the following is not a current emissions reduction target? A) 40% below 1990 levels by 2020 B) 60% below 2000 levels by 2050 C) zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2060 D) 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. Round 1: Global warming basics Q7 In which city did these protests occur during the United Nations conference on Climate Change COP21 in 2015 A) B) C) D) Copenhagen Paris New York Rio de Janeiro Round 1: Global warming basics Q8 Wind power is limited in its capacity to provide Australia’s stationary energy needs because: A) B) C) D) E) Wind farms are visually awful Coal is good for humanity It causes Wind Turbine Syndrome Storage and baseload needs are problematic None of the above, they can contribute to our energy mix Round 1: Global warming basics Q9 The latest IPCC report came out in 2013. What does the ‘I’ stand for? A) Independent B) International C) Invitational D) Intergovernmental Round Q10 1: Global warming basics What is active transport? A) Transport that involves continuous movement as a key component. B) Driving a car to work. C) Flying a plane to a business meeting interstate. D) Using unleaded petrol rather than leaded petrol in your vehicle. Round 3. Climate and wildlife Q1 Listed below are the 5 Australian terrestrial ecosystems thought to be the most vulnerable to climate change, and 5 threatening processes associated with climate change. Match each ecosystem to the greatest climate threat it faces. 1) Alpine ecosystems A) Changes in rainfall and water availability 2) Tropical and subtropical rainforests B) Sea level rise 3) Coastal wetlands C) Warming temperatures 4) Inland arid ecosystems D) Reduction in available habitat area 5) Tropical savannahs E) Changes in fire patterns Q2 A recent study predicted that climatically suitable breeding habitat for Arctic shorebirds will decline by 2070. How many of the 24 species studied could lose >95% of their breeding habitat because of rapid climate change in the Arctic? A) 1-2 species C) 16-20 species B) 10-15 species D) 3-5 species From Wauchope et al 2016 Global Change Biology Q3 A recent study predicted that climatically suitable breeding habitat for Arctic shorebirds will decline by 2070. How many of the 24 species studied could lose at least 50% of their breeding habitat? A) 22 species C) 16-20 species B) 10-15 species D) 3-5 species Bonus point if you can name a species included in this study that will actually gain climatically suitable breeding habitat by 2070 From Wauchope et al 2016 Global Change Biology Q4 Some marsupials, including bandicoots, forage for their food by digging. A single southern brown bandicoot can dig around 45 foraging pits per day. Approximately how much soil could one bandicoot displace in a year? A) 7.6 tonnes B) 3.9 tonnes C) 0.5 tonnes D) 1.3 tonnes Bonus point: what is the colloquial name for a bandicoot’s foraging pits? Q5 Climate change could lead to more extreme weather events in Australia, but healthy ecosystems may be more resilient. How do digging mammals contribute to the maintenance of healthy ecosystems in Australia? Does digging: A) Increase soil turnover, bringing nutrients to the soil surface and making them available to other organisms B) Allow more water to infiltrate the soil, which can buffer against flooding and store water for plants C) Disperse plant seeds and fungal spores, which helps to maintain native vegetation D) Trap organic matter in soil, reducing fuel loads, meaning that fires are cooler and less frequent E) All of the above Q6 If rainfall in parts of Queensland decreases, as predicted in some future climate scenarios, this is likely to increase the area suitable for which type of forest? A) Tropical rainforest B) Eucalypt sclerophyll forest C) Temperate rainforest D) Mangrove forest Q7 How might climate change affect the golden bowerbird, a species currently found only in highland forests in the Wet Tropics of Queensland? A) Golden bowerbird habitat is very sensitive to temperature increases, and even just a single degree of warming could reduce available habitat by over 60%. Three degrees of warming could send this species extinct. B) A possible 25% increase in rainfall and changes to microclimates in lowland forests will make more suitable habitat available elsewhere, allowing the golden bowerbird to survive by colonising new areas. C) Cool mountaintops in the Wet Tropics have provided refuges for wildlife in previous periods of climatic change, so the golden bowerbird is unlikely to be unaffected by future changes in climate. Round 1: Global warming basics Q8 What is the estimated value of a plane tree? (City of Melbourne Urban Forest Strategy) A) $100 B)$1000 C)$10,000 D)$100,000 Round 1: Global warming basics Q9 Which of the following is not an ecosystem service provided by canopy cover? A) Rain water filtration B) reduction in ambient temperatures C) Filtration of air pollutants D) Yarn art display stand Round Q10 1: Global warming basics A grizzly bear, polar bear hybrid is called a: A) B) C) D) Grolar bear Pizzly bear Pear bear Bad news