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Climate Change - Mitigation + Adaptation
Climate Change - Mitigation + Adaptation
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ESS quiz on Chapter 7.3
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Reducing the emissions of nitrous oxide (from fertilizers) and methane from (rice, cows, etc) is an example of a:
Adaptation Strategy
Mitigation Strategy
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People living in coastal areas that are flooded from rising waters, will need to move to new areas to live. This is a:
Mitigation Strategy
Adaptation Strategy
3
Recycling more household wastes (so less use of resources, thus using less fossil fuels to make these products), is a:
Mitigation Strategy
Adaptation Strategy
4
Adaptation Strategies include the following:
Using alternative energy resources (nuclear and renewables)
Both of the above
None of the above
Geo-engineering projects (remove GHGs from the atmosphere)
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Which statement is true about Adaptation Strategies for climate change:
attempts to manage the impacts of climate change.
used to reduce adverse effects of climate change
to maximize any positive effects of climate change
All of the above
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Using more solar, wind and tidal energy are examples of
Mitigation Strategies
Adaptation Strategies
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Creating more marshlands and wetlands to buffer rising sea levels is a
Adaptation Strategy
Mitigation Strategy
8
Reducing use of fertilizers and encouraging more organic farming (which does not use artificial fertilizers) would be a:
Adaptation Strategy
Mitigation Strategy
9
Planting crops in areas now receiving more rainfall, or planting drought resistant plants in dry areas is a:
Adaptation Strategy
Mitigation Strategy
10
Building flood defenses to reduce coastal flooding is an example of:
Mitigation Strategies
Adaptation Strategies
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Encouraging people to car pool (drive several people in one car, not just 1 person in one car), or take the bus etc is:
Adaptation Strategy
Mitigation Strategy
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Encouraging people to eat less meat would be a:
Mitigation Strategy
Adaptation Strategy
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Which statement is true about Mitigation Strategies for climate change:
attempts to reduce the causes (GHG) of climate change
maximize any positive effects of climate change
be used to reduce adverse affects change
attempts to manage the impacts of climate change.
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Planting more forests and protecting mangroves to absorb excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is a:
Mitigation Strategy
Adaptation Strategy
15
Burning biomass (wood, manure, plant waste, plants made into biofuels) as a fuel source is a:
Adaptation Strategy
Mitigation Strategy
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Ethanol fuel made from crops (such as corn, wheat, soy or sugar cane) and burning it in vehicles instead of gas, is a:
Adaptation Strategy
Mitigation Strategy
17
Mitigation Strategies include the following:
Reducing release of nitrous oxide and methane from agricultural activities
Reduce energy consumption in homes, industry, farms (less fossil fuel use)
Both of the above
None of the above
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If forests are cut down, in order create more fields to grow sugar cane for ethanol, this is considered:
Not carbon neutral
Carbon neutral
19
Developing rainwater harvesting containers to capture rainfall in cities is a:
Mitigation Strategies
Adaptation Strategies
20
Public education campaigns to promote purchasing energy efficient appliances or using less energy at home are:
Adaptation Strategies
Mitigation Strategies
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Using energy efficient appliances at home, helps reduce energy, and reduce GHGs released from electrical powerplants
This is an Adaptation Strategy
This is a Mitigation Strategy
22
Setting higher taxes on buying fossil fuels for your car is
Adaptation Strategies
Mitigation Strategies
23
Composting food waste from homes is an example of a
Adaptation Strategy
Mitigation Strategy
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"Carbon Neutral'' means any Carbon Dioxide released into the atmosphere from human activities is:
balanced by increasing GHG emissions
balanced by an equivalent by an equivalent amount being removed
increased by further human activities
balanced by ozone depletion
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A mitigation strategy for climate change involves:
increasing our release of Greenhouse gases (GHGs)
decreasing, stabilizing or removing GHGs from the atmosphere
trying to take advantage of any benefits of climate change
trying to adapt/live with the consequences of climate change
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Riding a bike and walking more, instead of driving in a car, are examples of:
Adaptation Strategies
Mitigation Strategies
27
In Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) techniques, scrubbers are used inside chimneys of industries to remove GHGs.
This is a Mitigation Strategy
This is a Adaptation Strategy
28
A city developing a concentrated solar power plant (with mirrors), and decommissioning a coal power plant would be a:
Mitigation Strategy
Adaptation Strategy
29
In 2020, scientists found that replacing 3% of a cow's diet with seaweed results in an 80% decrease in methane emissions
This could be used as a Mitigation Strategy
This could be used as a Adaptation Strategy
30
Painting roofs of buildings white, to reflect more sun, thus increasing albedo, and reduce local air temperatures is:
Mitigation Strategies
Adaptation Strategies
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Fertilizing the oceans with nutrients of N, P, Fe, to encourage more algae growth, (and thus absorb CO2) is a:
Adaptation Strategy
Mitigation Strategy
32
Developing more water conservation methods for agriculture is an example of:
Adaptation Strategies
Mitigation Strategies
33
Climate change reduces freshwater access. Building desalinization plants to remove salt from seawater to make freshwater
Is a Mitigation Strategy
Is an Adaptation Strategy
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Reducing your energy consumption in your home (so less release of GHGs) is a:
Mitigation Strategy
Adaptation Strategy
35
In Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), carbon is:
2) carbon is released into atmosphere, then captured and stored underground
Both 1) and 2)
1) captured at the site of production and then stored underground
Neither 1) or 2)
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Building houses on stilts to avoid rising water levels, is:
Adaptation Strategies
Mitigation Strategies
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An adaptation strategy for climate change involves:
decreasing our release of GHGs
trying to adapt/live with the consequences of climate change
increasing our release of Greenhouse gases (GHGs)
decreasing, stabilizing or removing GHGs from atmosphere
