Post by Lonely on Nov 7, 2021 17:38:40 GMT
COP26 Quiz?
All the hot air etc., that usually gets spouted about what can be done, which in the long term, usually falls flat on it's face set me thinking? What exactly do I/we really understand about the ongoing global warming issues?
Are you another hot air balloon spouting forth, or are you an Eco Warrior... and don't know it?
Time to kick the tyres and light the fires. - - > My score on the door = 23/30.
Q01/- You may know that China is the biggest emitter of the greenhouse gas CO2 in the world, but what percentage of total global emissions did the country produce in 2019?
a/- 8.5 per cent.
b/-17.8 per cent.
c/- 30.4 per cent.
Q02/- Which of these is an example of a greenhouse gas?
a/- Nitrous oxide.
b/- Argon.
c/- Oxygen.
Q03/- Which greenhouse gas is released from landfill sites?
a/- Carbon dioxide.
b/- Methane.
c/- Nitrous oxide.
Q04/- Which of these is a negative impact of climate change that will likely affect the UK as time goes on?
a/- More extreme weather.
b/- More accidents due to ice.
c/- Heating bills will increase.
Q05/- Which of the following foods has the biggest carbon footprint?
a/- Beef.
b/- Farmed fish.
c/- Nuts.
Q06/- Which of these is a method that’s currently being used to try and reduce the impact of climate change?
a/- Sea defences.
b/- Carbon capture.
c/- Water transfer schemes.
Q07/- True or False: Wasting less food is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
a/- False.
b/- True.
Q08/- Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?
a/- CO2.
b/- CH4.
c/- Water Vapour.
d/- All of the above.
Q09/- What is the Greenhouse effect?
a/- The name of climate change legislation that was passed by Congress.
b/- When you paint your house green to become an environmentalist.
c/- When the gases in our atmosphere trap heat and blockit from escaping our planet.
d/- When you build a green house.
Q10/- Which of the following are consequences associated with climate change?
a/- The ice sheets are declining, glaciers are in retreat globally, and our oceans are more acidic than ever.
b/- More extreme weather like droughts, heat waves, and hurricanes.
c/- Global sea levels are rising at an alarmingly fast rate – 17sms (6.7”) in the last century alone and going higher.
d/ - All of the above.
Q11/- Which of these countries have vowed to use only 100% renewable energy by 2050?
a/- Afghanistan.
b/- Guatemala.
c/- Vietnam.
d/- Kenya.
e/- All of the above.
Q12/- Which country has not run completely on renewable energy for a period of time?
a/- The United States.
b/- Denmark.
c/- Portugal.
d/- Costa Rica..
Q13/- True or False: Across the globe, the coal industry is declining, while renewable energy industries are on the rise.
a/- False.
b/- True.
Q14/- Which of the following is not considered to be a source of renewable energy?
a/- Hydropower.
b/- Wind.
c/- Natural gas.
d/- Solar.
Q15/- True or False: Using more renewable energy sources would have a larger overall land impact than non-renewable energy.
a/- False.
b/- True
Q16/- In 2019, about how much of the United States’ energy consumption derived from renewable sources?
a/- 1%.
b/- 11%.
c/- 40%.
d/- 70%.
Q17/- Which is one of the fastest growing renewable energy sectors in the world?
a/- Solar.
b/- Biomass.
c/- Geothermal.
d/- None of the above.
Q18/- According to scientists, about how many countries could run entirely on wind, solar and water power by 2050?
a/- 0.
b/- 20.
c/- 70.
d/- 140.
Q19/- Which US state has proposed to commit to 100% renewable energy electricity?
a/- Hawaii.
b/- California.
c/- Maine.
d/- All of the above.
Q20/- No place on Earth is colder today than it was 100 years ago.
a/- False.
b/- True.
Q21/- Which of the following gases does not trap heat?
a/- Carbon dioxide.
b/- Nitrogen.
c/- Water vapour.
d/- Methane.
Q22/- In hot water, as average global temperature rises…
a/- Average precipitation increases.
b/- Average precipitation decreases.
c/- Average precipitation is unchanged.
Q23/- Where have some of the strongest and earliest impacts of global warming occurred?
a/- In the tropics.
b/- In northern latitudes.
c/- Impacts of global warming are distributed equally all over the planet.
Q24/- Compared to other greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide is the most effective at trapping heat near the Earth's surface.
a/- False.
b/- True.
Q25/- Some kinds of pollution in the atmosphere can act to cool the planet by reducing the amount of solar radiation that reaches Earth's surface.
a/- False.
b/- True.
Q26/- Earth has been warmer in the past than it is today.
a/- False.
b/- True.
Q27/- If you removed the atmosphere's natural greenhouse effect, and everything else stayed the same, Earth's temperature would be:
a/- 10 to 20°F (6 to 11° C) warmer
b/- 20 to 40° F (17 to 22° C) warmer
c/- 10 to 20° F (6 to 11° C) cooler
d/- 50 to 60°F (28 to 33° C) cooler
Q28/- How do scientists collect evidence about climate?
a/- Using remote sensing from space with satellites.
b/- By ground-based measurements of surface temperature, carbon dioxide concentration and sea levels.
c/- By collecting “proxy data” from tree rings, ice cores and historical records
d/- All of the above.*
Q29/- Which of the following places has warmed the most, over the past 100 years?
a/- Marrakech, Morocco.
b/- Basra, Iraq.
c/- Vancouver, Canada.
d/- Svalbard, Norway.
Q30/- Which celebrity got arrested on the steps of the US Capitol building in late 2019 during a climate protest, and said they were inspired by Greta Thunberg?
a/- Jane Fonda.
b/- Leonardo DiCaprio.
c/- Al Gore.
d/- Billie Ellish.
Answers:
Q01/- C Q02/- A Q03/- B Q04/- A Q05/- A
Q06/- B Q07/- B Q08/- D Q09/- C Q10/- D
Q11/- E Q12/- A Q13/- B Q14/- C Q15/- A
Q16/- B Q17/- A Q18/- D Q19/- D Q20/- A
Q21/- B Q22/- A Q23/- B Q24/- A Q25/- B
Q26/- B Q27/- D Q28/- D Q29/- D Q30/- A
All the hot air etc., that usually gets spouted about what can be done, which in the long term, usually falls flat on it's face set me thinking? What exactly do I/we really understand about the ongoing global warming issues?
Are you another hot air balloon spouting forth, or are you an Eco Warrior... and don't know it?
Time to kick the tyres and light the fires. - - > My score on the door = 23/30.
Q01/- You may know that China is the biggest emitter of the greenhouse gas CO2 in the world, but what percentage of total global emissions did the country produce in 2019?
a/- 8.5 per cent.
b/-17.8 per cent.
c/- 30.4 per cent.
Q02/- Which of these is an example of a greenhouse gas?
a/- Nitrous oxide.
b/- Argon.
c/- Oxygen.
Q03/- Which greenhouse gas is released from landfill sites?
a/- Carbon dioxide.
b/- Methane.
c/- Nitrous oxide.
Q04/- Which of these is a negative impact of climate change that will likely affect the UK as time goes on?
a/- More extreme weather.
b/- More accidents due to ice.
c/- Heating bills will increase.
Q05/- Which of the following foods has the biggest carbon footprint?
a/- Beef.
b/- Farmed fish.
c/- Nuts.
Q06/- Which of these is a method that’s currently being used to try and reduce the impact of climate change?
a/- Sea defences.
b/- Carbon capture.
c/- Water transfer schemes.
Q07/- True or False: Wasting less food is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
a/- False.
b/- True.
Q08/- Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?
a/- CO2.
b/- CH4.
c/- Water Vapour.
d/- All of the above.
Q09/- What is the Greenhouse effect?
a/- The name of climate change legislation that was passed by Congress.
b/- When you paint your house green to become an environmentalist.
c/- When the gases in our atmosphere trap heat and blockit from escaping our planet.
d/- When you build a green house.
Q10/- Which of the following are consequences associated with climate change?
a/- The ice sheets are declining, glaciers are in retreat globally, and our oceans are more acidic than ever.
b/- More extreme weather like droughts, heat waves, and hurricanes.
c/- Global sea levels are rising at an alarmingly fast rate – 17sms (6.7”) in the last century alone and going higher.
d/ - All of the above.
Q11/- Which of these countries have vowed to use only 100% renewable energy by 2050?
a/- Afghanistan.
b/- Guatemala.
c/- Vietnam.
d/- Kenya.
e/- All of the above.
Q12/- Which country has not run completely on renewable energy for a period of time?
a/- The United States.
b/- Denmark.
c/- Portugal.
d/- Costa Rica..
Q13/- True or False: Across the globe, the coal industry is declining, while renewable energy industries are on the rise.
a/- False.
b/- True.
Q14/- Which of the following is not considered to be a source of renewable energy?
a/- Hydropower.
b/- Wind.
c/- Natural gas.
d/- Solar.
Q15/- True or False: Using more renewable energy sources would have a larger overall land impact than non-renewable energy.
a/- False.
b/- True
Q16/- In 2019, about how much of the United States’ energy consumption derived from renewable sources?
a/- 1%.
b/- 11%.
c/- 40%.
d/- 70%.
Q17/- Which is one of the fastest growing renewable energy sectors in the world?
a/- Solar.
b/- Biomass.
c/- Geothermal.
d/- None of the above.
Q18/- According to scientists, about how many countries could run entirely on wind, solar and water power by 2050?
a/- 0.
b/- 20.
c/- 70.
d/- 140.
Q19/- Which US state has proposed to commit to 100% renewable energy electricity?
a/- Hawaii.
b/- California.
c/- Maine.
d/- All of the above.
Q20/- No place on Earth is colder today than it was 100 years ago.
a/- False.
b/- True.
Q21/- Which of the following gases does not trap heat?
a/- Carbon dioxide.
b/- Nitrogen.
c/- Water vapour.
d/- Methane.
Q22/- In hot water, as average global temperature rises…
a/- Average precipitation increases.
b/- Average precipitation decreases.
c/- Average precipitation is unchanged.
Q23/- Where have some of the strongest and earliest impacts of global warming occurred?
a/- In the tropics.
b/- In northern latitudes.
c/- Impacts of global warming are distributed equally all over the planet.
Q24/- Compared to other greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide is the most effective at trapping heat near the Earth's surface.
a/- False.
b/- True.
Q25/- Some kinds of pollution in the atmosphere can act to cool the planet by reducing the amount of solar radiation that reaches Earth's surface.
a/- False.
b/- True.
Q26/- Earth has been warmer in the past than it is today.
a/- False.
b/- True.
Q27/- If you removed the atmosphere's natural greenhouse effect, and everything else stayed the same, Earth's temperature would be:
a/- 10 to 20°F (6 to 11° C) warmer
b/- 20 to 40° F (17 to 22° C) warmer
c/- 10 to 20° F (6 to 11° C) cooler
d/- 50 to 60°F (28 to 33° C) cooler
Q28/- How do scientists collect evidence about climate?
a/- Using remote sensing from space with satellites.
b/- By ground-based measurements of surface temperature, carbon dioxide concentration and sea levels.
c/- By collecting “proxy data” from tree rings, ice cores and historical records
d/- All of the above.*
Q29/- Which of the following places has warmed the most, over the past 100 years?
a/- Marrakech, Morocco.
b/- Basra, Iraq.
c/- Vancouver, Canada.
d/- Svalbard, Norway.
Q30/- Which celebrity got arrested on the steps of the US Capitol building in late 2019 during a climate protest, and said they were inspired by Greta Thunberg?
a/- Jane Fonda.
b/- Leonardo DiCaprio.
c/- Al Gore.
d/- Billie Ellish.
Answers:
Q01/- C Q02/- A Q03/- B Q04/- A Q05/- A
Q06/- B Q07/- B Q08/- D Q09/- C Q10/- D
Q11/- E Q12/- A Q13/- B Q14/- C Q15/- A
Q16/- B Q17/- A Q18/- D Q19/- D Q20/- A
Q21/- B Q22/- A Q23/- B Q24/- A Q25/- B
Q26/- B Q27/- D Q28/- D Q29/- D Q30/- A
