BaCCC/Module 4/Assessment

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Module 4 – Climate Justice

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Multiple choice question

Select the correct option

  • Why is conserving water a good mitigation strategy?
    • water emits greenhouse gases
      • Incorrect.
    • it takes a lot of energy to bring water to every home
      • Correct.
    • conserved water will help during a drought
      • Incorrect.
    • everyone needs water
      • Incorrect.
  • What are green jobs?
    • any job in a field
      • Incorrect.
    • jobs that conserve or restore the environment on land
      • Correct.
    • lousy jobs that nevertheless contribute to a sustainable economy
      • Incorrect.
    • all of these
      • Incorrect.
  • Which form of transportation emits the lowest amount of greenhouse gases?
    • taking the bus
      • Incorrect.
    • bicycling
      • Incorrect.
    • driving a car
      • Incorrect.
    • walking
      • Correct.
  • What are negawatts?
    • watts of electrical energy that we can use when the power goes out
      • Incorrect.
    • watts of electrical energy that are wasted
      • Incorrect.
    • watts of electrical energy not needed because of energy conservation
      • Correct.
    • electrical energy that is paid for ahead of time
      • Incorrect.
  • What does “net-zero emissions” mean?
    • reducing one’s greenhouse gas emissions as much as possible
      • Incorrect.
    • “cancelling out” the rest of one’s (residual) emissions by increasing carbon sinks
      • Incorrect.
    • achieving “carbon neutrality” by balancing one’s emissions with strategies that remove carbon from the atmosphere
      • Incorrect.
    • all of these
      • Correct.
  • How low do our carbon emissions have to go?
    • to half of what they are now
      • Incorrect.
    • to virtually zero
      • Correct.
    • 10% less than they are now
      • Incorrect.
    • 75% lower
      • Incorrect.
  • What is a false solution?
    • any climate mitigation strategy that lets us keep emitting greenhouse gases
      • Correct.
    • a solution that does not work
      • Incorrect.
    • a solution based on lies
      • Incorrect.
    • anything that challenges the way things have always been done
      • Incorrect.
  • What is a carbon footprint?
    • the number of tonnes someone’s lifestyle weighs
      • Incorrect.
    • the amount of carbon dioxide by the manufacture of footwear
      • Incorrect.
    • the amount of carbon dioxide that one person is responsible for emitting
      • Correct.
    • how far someone has to travel to emit one tonne of carbon dioxide
      • Incorrect.
  • What are blue jobs?
    • green jobs involved in marine and coastal sectors
      • Correct.
    • any jobs that use equipment that is aquamarine or turquoise
      • Incorrect.
    • jobs that make people feel sad
      • Incorrect.
    • jobs on fishing boats
      • Incorrect.
  • How can farmers lower their greenhouse gas emissions?
    • stop using synthetic fertilisers
      • Incorrect.
    • start mulching their fields (covering them with natural material)
      • Incorrect.
    • grow climate-friendly crops, such as millet
      • Incorrect.
    • all of these
      • Correct.




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True false question

Indicate whether the following statements are true or false:

  • The costs and benefits of climate change mitigation are distributed equally across society and among nations.
    • True
      • Incorrect.
    • False
      • Correct.
  • The chair of the IPCC said, “If we act now, we can still secure a liveable, sustainable future for all.”
    • True
      • Correct.
    • False
      • Incorrect.
  • Climate change is happening slowly, so mitigation is not urgent.
    • True
      • Incorrect.
    • False
      • Correct.
  • Human beings started widely using electricity about 50 years ago.
    • True
      • Incorrect.
    • False
      • Correct.
  • The idea of net-zero emissions is being used by some fossil fuel companies as an excuse to keep burning their products.
    • True
      • Correct.
    • False
      • Incorrect.