Lesson Y8-U05-L08

Mitigation: Reducing the Causes Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 11

20 questions

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Lesson Y8-U05-L08, Mitigation: Reducing the Causes: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 Geography (National Curriculum), Unit 11: Year 8: Climate Change: Evidence and Choices, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. What is the primary goal of climate change mitigation?

    • Building sea walls
    • Growing crops
    • Cutting emissions
    • Relocating towns

  2. What is the primary goal of climate change adaptation?

    • Lowering carbon taxes
    • Coping with impacts
    • Removing fossil fuels
    • Stopping all emissions

  3. What source does renewable energy rely on?

    • Coal mining
    • Natural processes
    • Fossil fuels
    • Nuclear fission

  4. What term describes a natural reservoir that absorbs carbon dioxide?

    • Carbon sink
    • Fossil fuel
    • Greenhouse gas
    • Ozone layer

  5. What does a carbon footprint measure?

    • Global temperature
    • Greenhouse gas emissions
    • Rainfall volume
    • Soil fertility

  6. Is building a higher sea wall mitigation or adaptation?

    • Mitigation
    • Afforestation
    • Conservation
    • Adaptation

  7. Switching a power station to wind power is an example of what?

    • Mitigation
    • Adaptation
    • Conservation
    • Geoengineering

  8. Insulating homes to use less gas is an example of which approach?

    • Hard engineering
    • Afforestation
    • Carbon offsetting
    • Energy efficiency

  9. Which electricity source releases the most CO2 per unit of electricity generated?

    • Hydro power
    • Solar power
    • Wind power
    • Coal power

  10. Which low-carbon electricity source produces almost no CO2 while generating power?

    • Gas power plants
    • Coal power
    • Oil-fired power stations
    • Wind power

  11. Why does burning coal for electricity release more carbon dioxide than wind power?

    • It burns fossil fuels
    • It operates underground
    • It requires more water
    • It uses nuclear energy

  12. Which two of these are renewable energy sources?

    • Wind and solar
    • Coal and gas
    • Gas and oil
    • Oil and coal

  13. Which of these is a clear example of energy efficiency?

    • Solar panels
    • Loft insulation
    • Building sea walls
    • Planting trees

  14. Which of these acts as a natural carbon sink?

    • Diesel vehicle
    • Concrete sea wall
    • Growing forest
    • Coal power station

  15. What is the main reason renewable energy helps reduce climate change?

    • Zero direct emissions
    • High fuel consumption
    • Low upfront costs
    • Constant wind speeds

  16. Why might planting trees be a slower option than wind power for cutting emissions?

    • Trees produce methane
    • Trees need more sunlight
    • Trees absorb oxygen
    • Trees grow slowly

  17. What is a major disadvantage of wind power generation?

    • Direct fuel burning
    • High carbon emissions
    • Unreliable wind speed
    • Constant toxic waste

  18. What is the main aim of the Climate Change Committee progress reports?

    • Predicting daily weather
    • Designing sea walls
    • Checking emission targets
    • Managing global trade

  19. How do wind power and tree planting compare for speed in cutting emissions?

    • Both are identical
    • Trees are faster
    • Neither reduces carbon
    • Wind is faster

  20. Why do experts describe mitigation as tackling the cause of climate change?

    • It builds sea walls
    • It moves populations
    • It forecasts weather
    • It cuts emissions

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