Misinformation
The consensus amongst scientists that climate change is real:
a. 75% agreement
b. 25% agreement
c. 100% agreement
c. 100% agreement
The warmest year since global records began in 1850:
a. 2016
b. 1983
c. 2023
c. 2023
China is responsible for climate change:
a. false
b. true
a. false
Claims related to climate delayism now make up ___ of all climate denial claims on YouTube:
a. 53%
b. 24%
c. 70%
c. 70%
Number of people that live in high-risk areas:
a. 2.7 billion
b. 3.6 billion
c. 5.3 million
b. 3.6 billion
Colder weather dictates whether climate change is real or not:
a. false
b. true
b. true
A analysis found that 16 of the world's biggest polluters were responsible for placing more than ____ of false and misleading ads on Facebook in 2021.
a. 1,700
b. 2,400
c. 900
a. 1,700
The increase of the global temperature of Earth since 1850:
a. 2° per decade
b. 5° per decade
c. 8° per decade
a. 2° per decade
Heatwaves and wildfires _______ a byproduct of climate change:
a. are
b. are not
b. are not
Climate denial, which rejects the scientific consensus that human activities, particularly __________, are causing global warming.
a. throwing waste in the ocean
b. the burning of fossil fuels
b. the burning of fossil fuels
The percentage of heat-related deaths:
a. 37%
b. 62%
c. 81%
a. 37%
Solar power and wind are the _____ ways of generating electricity:
a. cheapest
b. more expensive
a. cheapest
Climate change adaptation" refers to...:
a. the belief that humans can adapt to the warmer climate
b. the belief that humans will adapt changes to their behaviors
c. the belief that humans can adapt their infrastructure to the warmer climate
a. the belief that humans can adapt to the warmer climate
Between 2030 and 2050, climate change is expected to cause approximately _____ deaths:
a. 175,500
b. 250,000
c. 290,000
b. 250,000
Renewable energy can only work when it's not cloudy or windy:
a. true
b. can only work when its not windy
c. false
c. false