Climate Justice Trivia
Quiz by Robert Lawson
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- Q1The wealthiest 10% of people on Earth own what percent of the world’s wealth?52%88%30%65%120s
- Q2Oceans have become 30% more acidic since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Ocean acidification impacts the health and food supply of which creatures?All of the theseHumansPlanktonCoral reefs120s
- Q3NASA’s chief climate scientist, James Hansen, first testified before U.S. Congress on the need to take action on global warming in what year?1960200519881997120s
- Q4More frequent heatwaves and lower air quality can threaten the health of vulnerable people, including:Children and the elderlyThose without access to air conditioningThose without access to health careAll of these120s
- Q5By 2020, how many people in Africa will experience increased water shortages due to climate change?10-20 million1-2 billion1-2 million75-250 million120s
- Q6Which of the following impacts of climate change does NOT contribute to people being displaced from their homes?Deterioration of agricultural land and water shortagesUV ray exposure from the hole in the ozone layerNatural disasters such as floodsConflict over increasingly scarce resources120s
- Q7The people most often displaced by extreme weather events are:WomenPeople of colorPoor peopleAll of these120s
- Q8What percentage of African-American people in the U.S. live within 30 miles of a coal-fired power plant?68%94%13%27%120s
- Q9The poorest half of the world’s population produces how much of the world’s carbon emissions?10%25%50%5%120s
- Q10Climate change increases the spread of vector-borne diseases from mosquitoes and other insects. These diseases include all of these except.Lyme DiseaseMalariaDengue FeverCholera120s
- Q11In the United States, what is one of the leading reasons that students miss school?DitchingAsthmaThe fluSnow days120s
- Q12Which of these is an impact of natural gas fracking?Methane in drinking water causing tap water to be flammableEarthquakes from pumping wastewater back into wellsAll of theseLeaking of methane, a greenhouse gas 80 times as powerful as CO2120s
- Q13Up to what percentage of natural gas extracted from wells leaks out at the well site.25%9%2%9%120s
- Q14How is climate change negatively affecting indigenous populations in the United States?In Alaska, increased thawing of permafrost is causing erosion, flooding, and destruction of buildings.All of theseLocal plant and animal species that they have historically depended on for food are disappearing.Traditional medicinal plants are becoming harder to find.120s
- Q15Which of the following is NOT an impact of sea-level rise?Increased fish populationsContamination of fresh waterHuman displacement and refugeesBeach erosion120s