Which strategy focuses on lowering greenhouse gas emissions by shifting how energy is generated?

Switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources

What is a strength of using carbon pricing (taxes or cap-and-trade)?

It encourages companies to invest in greener tech

How does global warming threaten food security?

By changing rainfall patterns and raising temperatures

Why are shifting climate zones a big issue?

Species struggle to migrate or adapt

What is a political challenge of global climate solutions?

Cooperation between countries is difficult

Why is raising awareness an important climate solution?

It empowers people to make daily sustainable choices

What is a weakness of reforestation as a solution?

Trees take decades to mature, delaying impact

Why is the increase of greenhouse gases like CO₂ a problem?

They trap more heat, changing Earth’s energy balance

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Physics Team Teach Project - 3.3 Concept 1

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1
Which of these is NOT a form of transformed energy on Earth?
Chemical energy
Magnetic energy
Kinetic energy
Thermal energy
2
Which strategy focuses on lowering greenhouse gas emissions by shifting how energy is generated?
Switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources
Deforestation to create room for additional power plants
Expanding the mining of coal and oil to satisfy energy demands
Increasing manufacture of single-use plastics to lower energy requirements
3
What is a strength of using carbon pricing (taxes or cap-and-trade)?
It increases fossil fuel use
It reduces renewable energy adoption
It encourages companies to invest in greener tech
It raises CO₂ levels
4
How does global warming threaten food security?
By shortening growing seasons
By attracting more pollinators
By changing rainfall patterns and raising temperatures
By making soil radioactive
5
What is the main source of energy driving Earth’s systems?
Tidal forces
Solar radiation
Nuclear decay
Geothermal heat
6
Why are shifting climate zones a big issue?
Species struggle to migrate or adapt
It reduces ocean salt
It creates more sunlight
It increases the length of seasons
7
What is a political challenge of global climate solutions?
Renewable energy is universally available
Fossil fuels are banned worldwide
Climate agreements always succeed
Cooperation between countries is difficult
8
Why is raising awareness an important climate solution?
It empowers people to make daily sustainable choices
It only works in rich countries
It eliminates the need for government action
It instantly removes CO₂ from the air
9
What is a weakness of reforestation as a solution?
Trees take decades to mature, delaying impact
Trees block sunlight
Trees increase carbon emissions
Trees grow too fast
10
Which of these is an impact of global warming?
Climate zone shifts
All of the above
Sea level rise
Increased droughts and storms
11
What human activities increase CO₂ and methane levels?
Planting trees
Deforestation
Burning fossil fuels
Both A and B
12
Why is the increase of greenhouse gases like CO₂ a problem?
They block ocean currents
They cool down the planet
They trap more heat, changing Earth’s energy balance
They let too much sunlight escape

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