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How cities are detoxifying transportation by Monica Arraya

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Air pollution may do all these EXCEPT:

a)

kills people.

b)

improve quality of life

c)

higher hospitalizations among children and the elderly

d)

lower productivity

2.

Air pollution can shorten life expectancy by up to ____ years

a)

5

b)

7

c)

9

d)

10

3.

Most cities will do this by 2030 and 2040:

a)

banning petrol and diesel cars

b)

promote autonomous vehicles

c)

ban people from entering cities

d)

reduce air pollution by 100%

4.

By giving the streets back to __________, the streets will be greener and safer, especially for children. 

a)

cars

b)

government

c)

private sector

d)

pedestrians

5.

Active mobility means:

a)

biking and walking

b)

swimming and jogging

c)

watching tv and playing games

d)

reading and relaxing

6.

_______ is pioneering the 15-minute city to put essentials within a walk or a bike ride, all within 15 minutes.

a)

Copenhagen

b)

Holland

c)

Geneva

d)

Paris

7.

Where does the speaker live?

a)

Amsterdam

b)

Paris

c)

Rio de Janeiro

d)

Geneva

8.

What will Amsterdam do by the year 2022?

a)

emission free buses and coaches

b)

electric cars everywhere

c)

banning all vehicles going into the city

d)

make public transport compulsory

9.

Truck (Lorries) will be emission free by 2045 according to the plan by ________ authorities.

a)

Paris

b)

Copenhagen

c)

California

d)

Houston

10.

All modes of transportation should be emission free powered by ________.

a)

renewables

b)

fossil fuel

c)

air

d)

water

11.

The following vehicles are targeted for zero emission zones in Amsterdam EXCEPT:

a)

Public buses

b)

coaches

c)

taxis, vans

d)

bicycle

12.

"No more tailpipes."

What does this statement mean? (More than one answer)

a)

Vehicles using alternative energy in rural areas

b)

Electric vehicles (EV) will be dominant in the city

c)

Vehicles using sophisticated emission system

d)

Public transport using electricity as motive power

13.

Electric mobility means ______

a)

vehicles using electricity as their main source of power

b)

people using electricity as transportation

c)

people using mobile phones connected to vehicles

d)

vehicles using hybrid motive power (electricity + fossil fuel)

14.

Vehicle manufacturing is shifting towards _________.

a)

electrification

b)

automation

c)

autonomy

d)

mass customization

15.

What car manufacturer has converted a traditional factory to produce only electric vehicles?

a)

Volkswagon

b)

Daimler

c)

Toyota

d)

Peugeot

16.

Tesla is more valuable today than ________ . 

a)

Shell

b)

Microsoft

c)

ExxonMobil

d)

Amazon

17.

In order to achieve zero emission, we need capital. The problem with the financial industry (as the source of capital) is that it is heavily invested in ___________. 

a)

fossil fuels

b)

land and properties

c)

finance and policy

d)

cryptocurrency

18.

To reach scale and speed of change to zero emission, we will need clever combinations of ________ ________.

a)

politics and negotiations

b)

finance and policy

c)

politics and capital

d)

business and government

19.

As at October 2020, China has a fleet of _________ electric buses.

a)

420,000

b)

420

c)

4,200

d)

4,200,000

20.

There won't be resistance to change from fossil fuel dependency to electric vehicles. In fact the change is welcomed by everyone.

a)

True

b)

False