IB ESS Chapter 7: Climate Change and Energy Production

Question 1

We are continuing to burn _________ fossil fuels

Accepted Answer

non-renewable

Question 2

Which are renewable sources of energy?

Accepted Answer

Solar Power, Biofuel

Question 3

When did we start using fossil fuels heavily?

Accepted Answer

after the Industrial Revolution

Question 4

Which feedback amplifies or increases change while leading away from an equilibrium?

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positive

Question 5

Energy choices made by a society can depend on (more than one answer)

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Cultural attitudes, Politics, Technological developments

Question 6

Animals can deal with global warming in a given ecosystem better than plants because

Accepted Answer

they can move

Question 7

Which GHG is human-made?

Accepted Answer

CFCs

Question 8

At the rate that we are using fossil fuels, what will run out first?

Accepted Answer

oil

Question 9

With our high energy consumption it can be said that we are in a _______ _______

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energy crisis

Question 10

Which is not an adaptation strategy?

Accepted Answer

geo-engineering

Question 11

The trapping of the sun's warmth in the lower atmosphere is called

Accepted Answer

the greenhouse effect

Question 12

the relative measure of how much heat a mass of a GHG traps compared to the same mass of CO2 is

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Global Warming Potential (GWP)

Question 13

Clouds can do which of the following? (more than one answer)

Accepted Answer

trap heat, reflect heat

Question 14

Climate change is affected by

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gases released in the atmosphere

Question 15

Weather and Climate are affected by

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ocean and atmospheric circulatory systems

Question 16

"More evaporation leads to more clouds which reflect more heat" is an example of a

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negative feedback

Question 17

"More evaporation leads to more clouds which trap more heat" is an example of a...

Accepted Answer

positive feedback

Question 18

Which is not a GHG?

Accepted Answer

Sulfur Trifluoride

Question 19

The conditions in the atmosphere over a short period of time describes

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weather

Question 20

The reduction and/or stabilization of GHG emissions and their removal from the atmosphere

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is called mitigation

Question 21

Which energy source contributes to the majority of human energy supply?

Accepted Answer

Fossil Fuels

Question 22

To have absolute reductions in energy consumption we have to...

Accepted Answer

increase our use of renewable energy sources

Question 23

the ability to secure affordable, reliable and sufficient energy supplies is called

Accepted Answer

Energy security

Question 24

Who contributes the greatest amount of energy use?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 25

GHGs are increasing through _________ activities

Accepted Answer

anthropogenic

Question 26

Nuclear power is

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non-renewable with low carbon emissions

Question 27

Which is not a mitigation strategy to reduce GHGs?

Accepted Answer

increase cattle farming

Question 28

Climate change will not do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

decrease pollution

Question 29

_____ oil is oil that has been discovered but not previously extracted due to economic reasons

Accepted Answer

tight

Question 30

Climate describes...

Accepted Answer

how the atmosphere behaves over a long period of time

Question 31

The adjustment in natural or human systems in response to actual/expected climatic stimuli is

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adaptation

Question 32

Climate change can impact which of the following? (more than one)

Accepted Answer

biodiversity, human health

Question 33

What is a hydrogen economy?

Accepted Answer

A society that uses hydrogen as their main source of fuel

Question 34

Which strategy is the most hypothetical?

Accepted Answer

Geo-engineering

Question 35

Greenhouse gases _______ heat loss from the atmosphere

Accepted Answer

reduce

IB ESS Chapter 7: Climate Change and Energy Production

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IB ESS Chapter 7: Climate Change and Energy Production

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