Transcript Caring For Our World Quiz

Caring For Our
World Quiz
An Irish Aid Awards Project
from 5th class St. Patrick’s NS
Glencullen Dublin 18
Round 1
Climate
Change
Question 1
 How
does CO2 affect trees?
Question 2
 How
does CO2 affect people?
Question 3
 How
does Climate change affect the ice
caps?
Question 4
 How
does climate change affect the
world?
Round 2
Deforestation
Question 1
 What
do trees release?
Question 2
 What
is the biggest rainforest in the world?
Question 3
 What
do you think will happen if all the
trees are gone?
Question 4
 What
do you think will happen to the
animals if we keep cutting down trees?
Round 1
Climate
Change
Answers
How does CO2 affect trees?
 Its
gets into the water and soaks up to the
roots, killing the trees.
How does CO2 affect people?
 CO2
gases pollute the air and can make
people sick by breathing it in.
How does Climate change affect the ice caps?
 It
melts the ice caps and the sea levels
rise.
How does climate change affect the world?
 It
causes the word to get extremely hot.
This is called global warming and can
cause droughts.
Round 3
Conserve
Water
Question 1
 What
is the name of the girl on the front of
the Trocaire box who encourages us to
conserve water?
Question 2
 What
is it called if there is no water
around the land?
Question 3
 How
can you conserve water at home?
Question 4
 How
will money raised by Trocaire
conserve water in Africa?
Round 2
Deforestation
Answers
What do trees release?
 O2
or Oxegyn
What is the biggest rainforest in the world?
 The
Amazon Ranforest
What do you think will happen if all these trees
are gone?
 We
will have less oxygen in the world and
this will affect our population.
What do you think will happen to the animals if
we keep cutting down trees?
 Animals
will lose their homes, food and
possibly become extinct.
Round 4
Biodiversity
Question 1
 What
is biodiversity?
Question 2
 What
has affected the development of
biodiversity?
Question 3
 Why
is biodiversity so important?
Question 4
 Our
bogs in Ireland show much
biodiversity. What can we do in school to
save our bogs?
Round 3
Conserve
Water
Answers
 What
is the name of the girl on the front of
the Trocaire box who encourages us to
conserve water?
 Mahlet
What is it called if there is no water around the
land?
 Drought
How can you conserve water at home?
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Turn off the tap
Turn off the hose in the garden
Only turn on the shower for short periods
Only turn on dishwasher when its full
Have a shower instead of a bath
Only boil the kettle with the water you need
Collect water in rain barrels and use to water
plants
Don’t keep refilling your paddling pool in the
summer – use the same water
How will money raised by Trocaire conserve water
in Africa?
 Trocaire
will build wells and aqua ducts
Round 4
Biodiversity
Answers
What is biodiversity?
 The
lifecycle & variety of life found on
earth
What has affected the development of
biodiversity?
 Climate
Change
Why is biodiversity so important?
 It
helps keep life in sync on our planet and
keep our food systems in place
How can we help to save biodiversity?
 By
carpool
Our bogs in Ireland show much biodiversity. What
can we do in school to save our bogs?
 Collect
stamps to raise money for the Irish
Peatland Conservation Council