WorksheetsMarine Science Service Learning Review Game
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What did historically "redlined" areas (neighborhoods where residents were typically denied home loans) have in common?
A high risk of flood, fire, earthquake or other natural disasters
A history of residents defaulting on their loans
A high proportion of Black or other minority residents
A lower population density
Today, historically redlined areas are an average of almost 5°F hotter than other neighborhoods in the same urban area, leaving residents at greater risk from deadly heat waves. Why?
They are closer to the Equator.
They are lower altitude.
Due to disinvestment, they have more pavement and fewer trees.
They have a higher density of politicians who are full of hot air.
Achieving systemic change requires ________ because the power of individuals is constrained by physical and social contexts.
really hard work
collective action
civil disobedience
money
Approximately ____ % of plastic is recycled.
0
10
20
25
The majority of plastic use and plastic pollution comes from the _______ sector.
cosmetics
construction
medical
packaging
The most common type of plastic product is in use for an average of approximately ___________ before disposal.
6 months
12 months
2 years
5 years
What happens to plastic in the ocean? (Select all that apply)
It breaks down into harmless components and returns nutrients to the sediments.
It breaks down into microplastics.
It may entangle or be consumed by marine life.
It eventually sublimates into the atmosphere.
The Green Climate Fund is a provision of the Paris Agreement to help fund _________.
Political campaigns to support strong climate policy
Travel for participants to the annual Conference of the Parties meetings
Climate change adaptation and mitigation in low-income countries
Research and development of new green energy technology
Under the Paris Agreement, signatory countries have committed to work to limit global warming to well below ____ Celsius.
1 degree
2 degrees
3 degrees
4 degrees
True or False: the current individual country commitments (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement are sufficient to meet its goals.
True
False
This country has the largest current annual greenhouse gas emissions.
China
India
Saudia Arabia
United States
United Kingdom
This country has the world's largest cumulative (from 1850 to today) greenhouse gas emissions.
Saudi Arabia
United Kingdom
China
United States
India
Which of the following climate solutions had the biggest potential impact (in terms of tons CO2eq emissions reduction and/or sequestration), according to the Solutions game based on Project Drawdown?
Reduce food waste
Install rooftop solar panels
Restore tropical forests
Encourage public transportation
Which of the following statements explain why climate change can be considered a social justice issue? (select all that apply)
The countries most at risk have contributed little to the problem.
The effects of climate change are expected to increase the gap between wealthy and poor countries.
Climate change is a great equalizer, affecting everyone equally.
Marginalized and vulnerable people around the world cannot afford adaptation or relocation and so face more harm.
Which of the following are social justice problems in fisheries? (Select all that apply)
Exporting seafood from developing nations can increase local food and nutritional insecurity
U.S. based fishing fleets are depleting our coastal waters, with an increasing percentage of US fishing stocks overfished or experiencing overfishing
Migrant workers in the fishing industry are vulnerable to human rights abuses, human trafficking and enslavement on fishing vessels.
Illegal, unregulated, and underreported (IUU) fishing is rampant in the high seas, where law enforcement is scarce, and may involve both slavery and overfishing.
Lack of traceability makes it hard for well-meaning consumers to avoid buying seafood caught by IUU fishing or seafood slavery
