The ‘Bright Sparks’ Quiz!

The ‘Bright Sparks’ Quiz!

Are you up to the global energy challenge?

1. What does the ‘Greenhouse Effect’ mean?

1. What does the ‘Greenhouse Effect’ mean?

a. One person bought a greenhouse, so now everyone wants one

b. A thick layer of pollution around the planet stops heat from escaping like it used to do

c. There will soon be hundreds of grapevines in Manchester

2. What is the main greenhouse gas?2. What is the main greenhouse gas?

a. Oxygen

b. Carbon dioxide

c. Helium

3. Why is the Amazonian rainforest known as ‘the lungs

of the planet’?

3. Why is the Amazonian rainforest known as ‘the lungs

of the planet’?

a. Because the whole area is shaped like a pair of lungs

b. Because the vegetation absorbs a huge quantity of carbon dioxide

c. Because the rustling of all the leaves sounds like people breathing

4. True or false? Global Warming will4. True or false? Global Warming will

a. Cause glaciers and the polar ice caps to melt

b. Increase the number of sunny days per year

c. Make the planet so hot that it will eventually blow up

5. Where will the most dramatic impact of global

warming be?

5. Where will the most dramatic impact of global

warming be?

a. In the world’s deserts because they will start to disappear

b. In the world’s oceans because sea

levels will rise

c. In the world’s oceans because sea

levels will fall

6. What effect can we expect climate change to make on

the weather?

6. What effect can we expect climate change to make on

the weather?

a. There will probably be more earthquakes

b. There will probably be an increase in the number of hurricanes and violent storms

c. There will probably be no

change at all

7. Can you name at least three species of animal that may become extinct due to global warming?

7. Can you name at least three species of animal that may become extinct due to global warming?

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8. True or false? Sea levels will rise because

8. True or false? Sea levels will rise because

a. glaciers and the polar ice caps are melting

b. the sea itself is warming up and expanding

c. It will be so warm and sunny,

lots of people will go swimming

in the sea

9. If sea levels rise by 1 metre, how many people will be made homeless worldwide?

9. If sea levels rise by 1 metre, how many people will be made homeless worldwide?

a. 1 million

b. 20 million

c. 200 million

10. If sea levels rise by 1 metre, which parts of the UK will be permanently flooded and may even disappear?

10. If sea levels rise by 1 metre, which parts of the UK will be permanently flooded and may even disappear?

a. All of Wales

b. The north of Scotland

c. Norfolk, Yorkshire and parts

of the east coast

11.True or False? Fossil fuels are:11.True or False? Fossil fuels are:

a. Pieces of coal which are the same shape as old bones or fossils

b. Coal, gas and oil formed millions of years ago

c. Likely to be in short supply by the end of this century

12. Coal is one of the fossil fuels. How many lorry loads of coal does a large power station, like Tilbury in London, use every day?

12. Coal is one of the fossil fuels. How many lorry loads of coal does a large power station, like Tilbury in London, use every day?

a. 10 lorry loads of coal a day?

b. 50 lorry loads of coal a day?

c. 200 lorry loads of coal a day?

13. True or False? Renewable Energy is

13. True or False? Renewable Energy is

a. generated from sources like the wind, sun, tides, water or biomass

b. going to mean that electricity will be free from now on

c. the answer to all the world’s

problems

14. Which type of renewable energy is particularly

suitable for the United Kingdom?

14. Which type of renewable energy is particularly

suitable for the United Kingdom?

a. Energy produced by the sun

b. Energy produced by tides

c. Energy produced by wind

15. By the year 2030, if all goes according to plan, how much of Denmark’s energy will be generated by wind turbines?

15. By the year 2030, if all goes according to plan, how much of Denmark’s energy will be generated by wind turbines?a. 10%

b. 20%

c. 50%

16. Nuclear energy is ‘cleaner’ than fossil fuels, so what is the major reason we don’t make more of it?

16. Nuclear energy is ‘cleaner’ than fossil fuels, so what is the major reason we don’t make more of it?

a. Not enough people understand how to make it

b. Highly dangerous waste is left behind

which is very difficult to get rid of

c. We already have plenty of it

17. Many millions of people on Earth still have to live

without any electricity. Can you think of at least three reasons why?

17. Many millions of people on Earth still have to live

without any electricity. Can you think of at least three reasons why?

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18.‘Carbon footprints’ measure

18.‘Carbon footprints’ measure

a. The amount of dust someone has on the soles of their shoes

b. The amount of resources each person uses

c. The most likely places to find

deposits of coal or oil

19. Can you give three examples of ways to save energy?

19. Can you give three examples of ways to save energy?

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20. Give three reasons why we should try to save energy

in school.

20. Give three reasons why we should try to save energy

in school.

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