BaCCC/Module 4/Assessment
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Module 4 – Climate Justice
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.
- water emits greenhouse gases
- 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.
- any job in a field
- Which form of transportation emits the lowest amount of greenhouse gases?
- taking the bus
- Incorrect.
- bicycling
- Incorrect.
- driving a car
- Incorrect.
- walking
- Correct.
- taking the bus
- 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.
- watts of electrical energy that we can use when the power goes out
- 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.
- reducing one’s greenhouse gas emissions as much as possible
- 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.
- to half of what they are now
- 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.
- any climate mitigation strategy that lets us keep emitting greenhouse gases
- 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.
- the number of tonnes someone’s lifestyle weighs
- 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.
- green jobs involved in marine and coastal sectors
- 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.
- stop using synthetic fertilisers
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.
- True
- The chair of the IPCC said, “If we act now, we can still secure a liveable, sustainable future for all.”
- True
- Correct.
- False
- Incorrect.
- True
- Climate change is happening slowly, so mitigation is not urgent.
- True
- Incorrect.
- False
- Correct.
- True
- Human beings started widely using electricity about 50 years ago.
- True
- Incorrect.
- False
- Correct.
- True
- 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.
- True