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“Chicago Climate Jeopardy” Directions:

“Chicago Climate Jeopardy” Directions:. Click on one of the numbered hyperlinks on the next slide. The hyperlink will take you to the question slide. Then, move to the next slide (by clicking or with the arrow key) to see the answer.

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“Chicago Climate Jeopardy” Directions:

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  1. “Chicago Climate Jeopardy” Directions: • Click on one of the numbered hyperlinks on the next slide. • The hyperlink will take you to the question slide. Then, move to the next slide (by clicking or with the arrow key) to see the answer. • Click on “return” at the bottom right of the answer slide to go back to the main game screen.

  2. Weather return

  3. Climate Change Learn more: www.ipcc.ch; www.climate.noaa.gov/education/ return

  4. Urban Heat Island Effect • Temperature differences can be as much as 5°F between cities and surrounding rural areas. • Green roofs and reflective (white) surfaces help prevent this problem. return

  5. MMTCO2e return

  6. Carbon Dioxide Carbon dioxide makes up almost 92% of Chicago’s greenhouse gas emissions. Chicago Greenhouse Gas Emissions: An Inventory, Forecast, and Mitigation Analysis for Chicago and the Metropolitan Region by Center for Neighborhood Technology, 2008 – p.21 return

  7. Fossil Fuels • Examples include coal, oil, and natural gas. • Chicago has 2 coal-fired power plants, Crawford (at the right) and Fisk that emit a combined 5 MMTCO2 per year. return

  8. Buildings Heating and cooling buildings and all of the electricity we use inside of them count under this category. www.chicagoclimateaction.org return

  9. Ozone climatechicago.fieldmuseum.org: Climate Change in the Windy City and the World return

  10. Rain return

  11. Blizzard www.theepochtimes.com return

  12. Texas climatechicago.fieldmuseum.org: Climate Change in the Windy City and the World return

  13. Kudzu Climate change is causing plant hardiness zones to shift northward (see below). New plants (like kudzu) might be able to survive in our changing climate. return

  14. Chicago Climate Action Plan This plan was launched in 2008 and serves as the roadmap for Chicago’s environmental activities. (It’s also where most of the facts for this game came from!) www.chicagoclimateaction.org return

  15. Energy Efficient Buildings return

  16. Green Roofs Chicago has more than 4 million square feet of green roofs. That’s more than every other city in the United States combined. Chicago’s City Hall Green Roof return

  17. Solar Panels 32,292 panels located at 1201 W. 120th Street return

  18. Trees There’s even a City plan all about trees. Check it out! return

  19. Heat Waves You can find a cooling center near you at: www.illinois.gov/keepcool return

  20. Floods Underwater Car: July 16, 2010, West Chicago return

  21. Permeable Pavement The same alley, before and after! Learn more in the Chicago Green Alley Handbook. return

  22. Weatherization Since 2009, C3 volunteers have helped nearly 20,000 residents weatherize their homes! return

  23. Bicycling Side note: Did you know that as of January 2012 C3 is a part of the Chicago Department of Transportation? Go team! return

  24. Rain Barrels The Sustainable Backyard Program also provides rebates for electric lawnmowers and compost bins. return

  25. Chicago Conservation Corps return

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