Global Threats and Potential World-Ending Scenarios

What type of event is depicted in the image associated with the article?

• A scientific conference

• A political rally

• A protest

• A music festival

What is the purpose of the annual report compiled by the Global Challenges Foundation?

• To entertain readers

• To inform about global threats

• To advertise products

• To promote tourism

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Fill in the blank: The risk of the threats highlighted in the report actually causing mass casualties are still ________.

• high

• moderate

• small

• certain

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

Biological and chemical warfare can be developed at a relatively low cost and with relatively ________ materials.

• expensive

• rare

• attainable

• complex

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-1

Which countries besides the US and Russia have nuclear weapons?

• A) UK, France, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, Israel

• B) Germany, Japan, Brazil, South Africa

• C) Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand

• D) Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece

What is the author's opinion on the attention given to catastrophic climate change?

• Not enough attention

• Too much attention

• Adequate attention

• No opinion.

What is the potential number of people dying in airplanes every year with a 3°C temperature increase?

• 10 million

• 15 million

• 20 million

• 25 million

What is an ecosystem?

• A) A community of living organisms interacting with their environment

• B) A large body of water

• C) A type of geological formation

• D) A weather pattern

NASA announced in 2011 that it had mapped more than 90 percent of objects in space larger than ______ in diameter.

• 500 meters

• 1 kilometer

• 5 kilometers

• 10 kilometers

Fill in the blank: The last known supervolcanic eruption occurred ______ years ago in New Zealand.

• 10,000

• 17,000

• 26,500

• 74,000

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