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WorksheetsSustainability QE Review MP4
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Raising the roads in Miami Beach Florida to prevent the streets from flooding is an example of a(n)
a)
mitigation strategy
b)
adaptation strategy
c)
political strategy
d)
statewide strategy
2.
What is the Greenhouse Effect?
a)
The rising of sea level over time
b)
The Earth's atmosphere losing heat
c)
The trapping of the Sun's warmth in the Earth'satmosphere
d)
The way we get energy to our holmes
3.
The greenhouse gas having the greatest role in human-caused global warming is
a)
methane
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)
d)
ozone
4.
Which of the following is an example of a mitigation strategy?
a)
using renewable resources
b)
using non-emissions energy sources
c)
using energy efficient products
d)
all of them
5.
How many countries have signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Control (UNFCC)?
a)
200
b)
196
c)
150
d)
142
6.
Scientists looked at the _________ the ice core to determine the _________.
a)
gases in; temperature
b)
temperature; gases
c)
size of; temperature
d)
temperature; size
7.
What is this painting called by Hieronymus Bosch
a)
The garden of earthly delights
b)
The garden of eden
c)
The garden of death
d)
The garden of climate change
8.
What is the name of Elon Musk's solar factory?
a)
The Gigafactory
b)
The Solarfactory
c)
The Carbonfactory
d)
The Sunfactory
9.
India's primary fuel is made from cow dung. This is also known as a biofuel.
a)
False
b)
True
10.
Kiribati, a collection of islands in the Pacific ocean is under direct threat from climate change. As a result they have decided to...
a)
Force the migration of their people to New Zealand
b)
To raise the levels of roads
c)
To retreat from coastal areas
d)
To do nothing
11.
China is investing heavily in renewable energies such as solar and wind power at a greater rate than America.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
The reason why China as a nation is making progress towards adapting renewable energies is because their media allows them report on climate change on the news.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
For every one molecule of methane produced, this equates to ___ molecules of carbon dioxide.
a)
23
b)
40
c)
10
d)
33
14.
The goal of mitigation strategies is to
a)
reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions
b)
do nothing
c)
increase the amount of greenhouse gas emissions
d)
adjust to the effects of climate change.
15.
Increasingly severe weather systems such as monsoons or drought could lead to military conflicts.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Mitigation and adaptation responses DO NOT impact a country's economy.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Which of the following is an example of a mitigation strategy?
a)
using renewable resources
b)
using non-emissions energy sources
c)
using energy efficient products
d)
all of them
18.
Rainforests, oceans, and wetlands all reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide. This makes them
a)
carbon sinks
b)
carbon emitters
c)
carbon neutral
d)
carbon footprints
19.
What did BP use on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that is not considered a bad clean up strategy?
a)
skimmers
b)
absorbent booms
c)
dispersants
d)
bacteria
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