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1. 1. Question

True or False: Wasting less food is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

·  True

·  False

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More than  a third  of food produced globally never makes it to the table. Some of this wasted food spoils  in transit, while consumers throw some of this food out. During the production, harvesting, transporting, and packaging of the wasted food, more than 3.3 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide is emitted.

2. 2. Question

Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?

·  CO2

·  CH4

·  Water vapor

·  All of the above

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Greenhouse gases  may be a result of natural occurrence or human activity. These gases include water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone. Fluorinated gases are also considered to be greenhouse gases.

3. 3. Question

What is the Greenhouse Effect?

·  The name of climate change legislation that passed by congress

·  When you paint your house green to become an environmentalist

·  When the gasses in our atmosphere trap heat and block it from escaping our planet

·  When you build a greenhouse

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The Earth receives  solar radiation  from the sun. Passing through the atmosphere, some radiation is absorbed by the Earth, while some is reflected back to space. When the exchange of incoming and outgoing radiation occurs, some of the radiation becomes  trapped by gases  in the atmosphere. This creates a “greenhouse” effect and warms the planet.

4. 4. Question

Which of the following are consequences associated with climate change?

·  The ice sheets are declining, glaciers are in retreat globally, and our oceans are more acidic than ever

·  Surface temperatures are setting new heat records about each year

·  More extreme weather like droughts, heat waves, and hurricanes

·  Global sea levels are rising at an alarmingly fast rate — 17 centimeters (6.7 inches) in the last century alone and going higher.

·  All of the above

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All  of these are problems associated with climate change. The majority of scientists agree that many of these effects are caused by human contribution to the greenhouse effect. Extreme weather events, droughts, heat waves, and rising sea levels  will have devastating effects on the world’s poorest countries and communities.

5. 5. Question

What can you do to help fight climate change?

·  Divest from fossil fuel companies

·  Engage yourself in the science behind climate change

·  Vote for political candidates who will advocate for climate-related legislation and policy improvements

·  All of the above

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Along with these important steps that can be taken to help fight climate change,  we  also suggest adding your voice to the issues surrounding the climate debate, investing in clean energy companies, holding  yourself accountable for your actions and being aware of your impact on the planet, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in your daily life.

6. 6. Question

True or False: The overwhelming majority of scientists agree that climate change is real and caused by humans.

·  True

·  False

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Studies  show that 97 percent (or more) of climate scientists who are actively publishing agree that climate change is likely due to human activity.  Nearly 200 scientific organizations across the globe have issued statements that publicly endorse this view.

7. 7. Question

What was agreed to in the “Paris Agreement” that came out of COP-21, held in Paris in 2015?

·  To protect biodiversity and end the deforestation of the world’s rainforests

·  To keep global temperature rise well below 2℃ pre-industrial levels and to pursue a path to limit warming to 1.5℃

·  To limit sea level rise to 3 feet above current levels

·  To pursue a goal of 100% clean, renewable energy

Correct

The Paris Agreement  aims to keep the overall increase in global temperatures below 2 degrees Celsius, with the hope of limiting it to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Scientists believe that these are the largest increases in global temperature that we could experience without causing catastrophic change to the Earth’s climate.

8. 8. Question

Which of these countries emits the most carbon dioxide?

·  China

·  USA

·  UK

·  Russia

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According to the  EPA , China is currently the top emitter of carbon dioxide, accounting for 30% of global carbon emissions. The United States ranks as the second top emitter at 15%.

9. 9. Question

What percentage of the global greenhouse gas emissions does the transportation sector emit?

·  1%

·  14%

·  33%

·  70%

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The  transportation sector  emits 14% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Most of this involves fossil fuels burned for road, rail, air, and marine transportation, since petroleum-based fuels (i.e., gasoline and diesel) account for almost all of the world’s transportation energy.

10. 10. Question

Globally, which of the following economic sectors emits the largest percentage of greenhouse gas emissions?

·  Transportation

·  Buildings

·  Industry

·  Electricity and heat production

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The  electricity and heat production sector  emits the largest percentage of global greenhouse gas emissions at 25%. Agriculture, forestry, and other land use sector is a close second at 24%.

11. 11. Question

How much has the average global temperature risen by since 1880 (in Fahrenheit)?

·  0.5 degrees

·  1.69 degrees

·  5 degrees

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The  average global temperature  has risen by 1.69 degrees F (0.94 degrees C) since the twentieth century with more significant warming toward the poles than in the equatorial region.