BaCCC/Module 6/Assessment

Module 6 – Adaptation and Resilience

Multiple choice question

Select the correct option

• Resilience is _____________.
  • the ability to recover from a shock
    • Incorrect.
  • the capacity to cope with negative circumstances
    • Incorrect.
  • the ability to bounce back after something bad happens
    • Incorrect.
  • all of the above
    • Correct.
• What is the difference between mitigation and adaptation?
  • mitigation is getting rid of bad impacts completely; adaptation is cleaning up after the bad impacts are over
    • Incorrect.
  • mitigation is making bad impacts less bad; adaptation is learning to live with the bad impacts
    • Correct.
  • mitigation is cleaning up after the bad impacts are over; adaptation is getting rid of bad impacts completely
    • Incorrect.
  • mitigation is learning to live with the bad impacts; adaptation is making bad impacts less bad
    • Incorrect.
• Which of the following best defines risk?
  • the likelihood of an impact
    • Incorrect.
  • the potential magnitude of a consequence
    • Incorrect.
  • the likelihood of an impact multiplied by the potential magnitude of its consequence
    • Correct.
  • the potential for a positive outcome
    • Incorrect.
• For whom do you need to pack extra things when you create your family’s climate change emergency kit?
  • pets
    • Incorrect.
  • babies and young children
    • Incorrect.
  • women and teenage girls
    • Incorrect.
  • all of the above
    • Correct.
• When are adaptation measures best taken?
  • proactively, before an event
    • Correct.
  • reactively, during an event
    • Incorrect.
  • after an event
    • Incorrect.
  • never
    • Incorrect
• Ecosystem services are ______________.
  • gifts that we give to the rest of nature
    • Incorrect.
  • provisions that Mother Nature lends us
    • Incorrect.
  • gifts that we receive from the rest of nature
    • Correct.
  • natural items that we purchase
    • Incorrect
• An example of a climate action that is both mitigation and adaptation is:
  • planting trees
    • Correct.
  • buying raingear for everyone in your family
    • Incorrect.
  • unplugging appliances when they are not being used
    • Incorrect.
  • making sandbags ahead of time in case a flood comes
    • Incorrect
• Where should your family store its climate change emergency kit?
  • near the door
    • Incorrect.
  • under a bed
    • Incorrect.
  • up high on a shelf
    • Correct.
  • in a closet
    • Incorrect
• Why are millet grains an important crop to grow for adapting to climate change?
  • They use 70% less water than wetland rice.
    • Incorrect.
  • They are a nutritious superfood.
    • Incorrect.
  • They can survive extreme heat and water scarcity.
    • Incorrect.
  • All of the above.
    • Correct
• Which climate change impact is leading to the highest number of “climate refugees”?
  • drought
    • Correct.
  • flooding
    • Incorrect.
  • heatwaves
    • Incorrect.
  • an increase in lightning storms and rain bombs
    • inorrect

True false question

Indicate whether the following statement is true or false:

• Plants that depend on animals dispersing their seeds are dying out because the animals are moving away to escape climate change.
  • True
    • Correct.
  • False
    • Incorrect.
• “Climate refugee” is an official term in international law.
  • True
    • Incorrect.
  • False
    • Correct.
• Polar and mountain species of animals are facing extinction because they have nowhere else to go to escape global warming.
  • True
    • Correct.
  • False
    • Incorrect.
• The United Nations estimates that by 2050, up to 250 million people will be displaced by climate change impacts.
  • True
    • Correct.
  • False
    • Incorrect.
• Climate change has been the main driver of the sixth mass extinction.
  • True
    • Incorrect.
  • False
    • Correct.