Lesson 3.1.3
3.1.3 Why is there a debate over climate change? Quiz: OCR Geography, Unit 5
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The 20 questions
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Which international organisation was established by the UN to assess climate change science?
- WWF
- UNEP
- IPCC
- COP
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What type of feedback loop amplifies the effects of initial climate warming?
- Thermal equilibrium
- Negative feedback
- Positive feedback
- Radiative feedback
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Which process involves capturing carbon dioxide at power stations and storing it underground?
- Bioenergy
- Carbon capture
- Geoengineering
- Afforestation
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What adaptation framework approach involves moving people and infrastructure away from rising sea levels?
- Managed retreat
- Hard protection
- Soft engineering
- Accommodation
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Which large-scale technology aims to deliberately manipulate the Earth's climate system to counter warming?
- Geoengineering
- Desalination
- Adaptation
- Mitigation
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What is the term for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to slow down climate change?
- Adaptation
- Resilience
- Mitigation
- Vulnerability
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Which adaptation strategy modifies existing structures to cope with climate impacts without moving them?
- Retreat
- Accommodation
- Afforestation
- Protection
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What feedback mechanism occurs when melting sea ice reduces Earth's planetary reflectivity?
- Greenhouse effect
- Coriolis effect
- Albedo effect
- Milankovitch cycle
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Which adaptation strategy uses physical barriers like sea walls to defend land against flooding?
- Retreat
- Accommodation
- Geoengineering
- Protection
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What strategy involves planting new trees on land that was not previously forested?
- Reforestation
- Deforestation
- Agroforestry
- Afforestation
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Which energy strategy involves replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy sources like wind and solar?
- Energy conservation
- Fuel shift
- Carbon capture
- Geoengineering
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Which climate model scenario represents high greenhouse gas emissions leading to severe future warming?
- High emission
- Radiative balance
- Net zero
- Low emission
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What term describes how susceptible a population or environment is to climate change impacts?
- Resilience
- Vulnerability
- Mitigation
- Adaptation
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What media issue can create a false impression of scientific uncertainty regarding global warming?
- Media bias
- Peer review
- Scientific consensus
- Public consensus
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Which global agreement under the UN framework legally aims to limit warming below two degrees Celsius?
- Montreal Protocol
- Kyoto Protocol
- Geneva Convention
- Paris Agreement
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What energy-saving strategy focuses on using less energy to achieve the same output or task?
- Carbon offset
- Fuel shifting
- Energy efficiency
- Geoengineering
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Which greenhouse gas is primarily released by burning fossil fuels and land-use changes?
- Carbon dioxide
- Methane
- Ozone
- Nitrous oxide
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What effect does thermal expansion of oceans have on global climate change impacts?
- Desalination
- Coral bleaching
- Ocean acidification
- Sea level rise
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Which forestry strategy restores trees to areas where forests were recently cleared or destroyed?
- Reforestation
- Afforestation
- Deforestation
- Urban greening
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What solar radiation technique is a proposed form of geoengineering to cool the planet?
- Ocean fertilisation
- Afforestation
- Carbon capture
- Aerosol injection
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