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Hottest year on record: 2023 DW News

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to the European Union's Cap's climate change service, which year was confirmed as the hottest on record?

a)

2024

b)

2023

c)

2022

d)

2021

2.

How much warmer was the global average temperature in 2023 compared to pre-industrial times?

a)

0.5 de C

b)

1.0 de C

c)

1.48 de C

d)

2.0 de C

3.

What was the limit set by countries in the 2015 Paris climate agreement to avoid the most severe consequences of climate change?

a)

2.5° warming

b)

1.5° warming

c)

1.0° warming

d)

2.0° warming

4.

What phenomenon boosted temperatures in 2023 according to the researchers?

a)

La Nina

b)

El Nino

c)

Monsoon

d)

Tornado

5.

What did the researchers find concerning about the ocean's temperature in 2023?

a)

It was below 1.0° warming

b)

It was cooler than usual

c)

It was stable

d)

It was teetering on 1.5° warming

6.

What is the expectation regarding the 1.5 degree limit in the coming months?

a)

It will exceed for a 12mth period

b)

It will exceed for a 5-year period

c)

It will remain the same

d)

It will decrease

7.

When will the Paris agreement be broken according to the researchers?

a)

If the temperature exceeds 2.0° for a 5-year period

b)

If the temperature exceeds 1.5° for a 12mth period

c)

If the temperature exceeds 1.0° for 20 years

d)

If the temperature remains stable

8.

What does the 2023 data indicate about the Earth's warming?

a)

It is stable

b)

It is reversing

c)

It is accelerating

d)

It is decelerating