Climate Actions Teams | Quiz | Oct 2022

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* 1. According to Sustainable Development Goal 13, the biggest threat toward development is:

Climate Change

Pollution

Melting polar ice caps

Population growth

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* 2. True or False: Weather is the same as climate.

True

False

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* 3. The Greenhouse Effect...

is the decrease in the surface temperature on Earth

is the rise in the surface temperature on Earth

is caused by the oxygen shortage

occurs when a block of houses turns green

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* 4. What was agreed to in the Paris Agreement, which came out of the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference?

To end deforestation of the world’s rainforests

To pursue a path to limit warming to at least 1.5°C

To reduce light pollution

To remove space debris from the Earth's orbit

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* 5. Which of the following contributes least to your carbon footprint?

Taking a plane

Driving a car to the shops

Running your dishwasher

Riding your bike to work

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* 6. Which of the following has the lowest carbon footprint?

Fruit

Nuts (all kinds)

Lentils

Tofu

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* 7. What industry is responsible for roughly 10% of all human emissions?

Aviation

Energy

Agriculture

Fashion

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* 8. Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?

CO2

CH4

Water vapor

All of the above

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* 9. Which of these countries emits the most carbon dioxide?

China

USA

India

Russia

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* 10. What percentage of global greenhouse gas emissions does the transportation sector emit?

14%

33%

20%

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* 11. True or False: Contrary to meat, alcohol and sweets have small carbon footprints.

True

False

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* 12. Tourism accounts for what percentage of global greenhouse gas emissions?

12%

24%

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* 13. Which of the following is the biggest cause of global warming?

Decomposing plants

Natural variation of the planet

Pollution from wildfires

Burning oil, gas, and coal

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* 14. Which country will host COP27 this year?

Philippines

Abu Dhabi

Egypt

Maldives

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* 15. True or False: For the first time on record, the UK broke the 40°C barrier in 2022.

True

False

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* 16. Which of the following places has warmed the most over the past 100 years?

Manama, Bahrain

Svalbard, Norway

Stammheim, Germany

Singapore, Singapore

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* 17. True or False: Wasting less food is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

True

False

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* 18. Which of the following are consequences associated with climate change?

The ice sheets are declining and our oceans are more acidic

Surface temperatures are setting new heat records about each year

More extreme weather like droughts, heat waves, and hurricanes

All of the above

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* 19. Enter your information to earn 10 points!

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