Preventing Global Temperature Rise Quiz
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What is the main concern if global warming continues unabated?

  • Reduction in global temperatures
  • Decrease in greenhouse gas emissions
  • Staggering sea-level rise, record-breaking droughts, and floods (correct)
  • Increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
  • Which international agreements aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?

  • The Geneva Convention and the Rome Statute
  • The Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement (correct)
  • The Berlin Conference and the Vienna Convention
  • The London Agreement and the Madrid Protocol
  • What is the expected consequence if global warming is not addressed?

  • Decrease in global temperatures
  • Staggering sea-level rise and widespread species loss (correct)
  • Reduction of record-breaking droughts
  • Reduced carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
  • What does 'unabated' mean in the context of the text?

    <p>Continuing without any reduction in intensity or strength</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do scientists warn could happen if global warming continues at its current rate?

    <p>Environmental catastrophe including sea-level rise and widespread species loss</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which trend concerning carbon dioxide levels is alarming according to the text?

    <p>Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are continuing to rise</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of the Paris Agreement in terms of temperature rise?

    <p>Preventing global average temperature from rising above 1.5°C (2.7°F)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the global average temperature increase that governments need to prevent according to the text?

    <p>1.5°C</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Despite diplomatic efforts through international agreements, what continues to rise, causing Earth's warming at an alarming rate?

    <p>Greenhouse gas emissions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What potential consequences could occur if global warming is not addressed according to scientists mentioned in the text?

    <p>Record-breaking droughts and floods</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which international agreements specifically aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions are mentioned in the text?

    <p>Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary concern regarding the impact of unabated global warming as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Staggering sea-level rise</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do governments need to take more action according to the text?

    <p>To prevent the Earth from heating at an alarming rate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which international agreement aims to keep the global average temperature rise below 2°C above preindustrial levels?

    <p>Paris Agreement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which global climate agreement requires all countries to set emissions-reduction pledges known as nationally determined contributions (NDCs)?

    <p>Paris Agreement</p> Signup and view all the answers

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