Our Choice: A Plan To Solve The Climate Crisis
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Questions relating to the book "Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis," by Al Gore.
- 1.According toGore, which one of the following could be the biggest source of energy in the world if better understood?
- A.
Wind energy
- B.
Solar energy
- C.
Geothermal energy
- D.
Ethanol
- 2.What country receives more than three quarters of its power from nuclear energy?
- A.
Russia
- B.
Ukraine
- C.
France
- D.
Argentina
- E.
Chine
- 3.Which of the following countries ranks first in the share of its energy that comes from wind?
- A.
India
- B.
Germany
- C.
Denmark
- D.
United Kingdom
- E.
Israel
- 4.Which U.S. state has maintained the lowest increase in electricity consumption over the last three decades?
- A.
New Hampshire
- B.
North Carolina
- C.
Wyoming
- D.
California
- E.
Washington
- 5.
- A.
New York City, USA
- B.
Tokyo, Japan
- C.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
- D.
Lagos, Nigeria
- E.
Beijing, China
- 6.Which of the following is the fastest growing source of energy in the world today?
- A.
Wind
- B.
Coal
- C.
Sun
- D.
Oil
- E.
Corn
- 7.Behind China and the United States, what two countries are the next largest contributors to global warming? (Check two answers.)
- A.
Mexico
- B.
Brazil
- C.
India
- D.
Japan
- E.
Indonesia
- 8.What does GPI stand for?
- A.
Gross Property Initiatives
- B.
Gross Premium Investments
- C.
Genuine Progress Indicator
- D.
Gerald's Pretty Igloo
- E.
Guagable Personal Income
- 9.True or False: The average length of investors' market holdings as increased significantly over the past 50 years.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.As documented by Gore, which of the following is a common argument put forth opponents of climate change legislation?
- A.
A closer look at satellite measurements reveals that the earth's atmosphere is actually cooling.
- B.
Global warming appears to be real, but its effects will prove to be enjoyable for most people.
- C.
Even if global warming is real, the economic and lifestyle costs of fighting it will be worse than the predicted climate change itself.
- D.
Global warming is real, but it is the result of natural trends in the earth's atmosphere, not human activity.
- E.
All of the above.
- 11.Which of the following ideas has been proposed by credentialed scientists as strategies to tackle climate change?
- A.
Placing billions of strips of tin foil into orbit around the earth to reflect sunlight away from the planet.
- B.
Erecting a giant shield to orbit around the sun that would partially shade the earth from solar rays.
- C.
Artificially releasing large amounts of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere, as volcanoes do upon eruption, to counteract the carbon dioxide responsible for heating the planet.
- D.
Initiating massive plankton booms in select areas of the ocean to help the sea absorb more CO2.
- E.
All of the above.
- 12.According to Gore, which of the following is the most critical step that must be taken to combat climate change?
- A.
Greater reliance on public transportation.
- B.
Government legislation to put a price on carbon emissions and halt deforestation.
- C.
Broader consumer acceptance of energy-efficient products, such as hybrid vehicles and LED light bulbs.
- D.
Continued growth of the locally grown food movement and a shift towards vegetarianism.
- E.
A large reduction in cigarette smoking.
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