Quiz: Climate Adaption - Civic Genius

Which energy source requires the most land?*

Nuclear
Natural gas
Solar
Wind

Phoenix and Los Angeles have something in common. It’s a:*

Emergency Climate Response Fund
Chief Heat Officer
Flash Flood Response Director
Neighborhood Fire Watch Program

What is climate change adaptation?*

Preparing for and adjusting to the impacts of climate change
Limiting the magnitude of future climate change
Implementing carbon capture
Reducing greenhouse gases

As extreme weather becomes more common, an animal sanctuary in Louisiana is running practice drills to teach what animals to take shelter in fast-moving storms?*

Dolphins
Horses
Chimpanzees
Large cats

The federal government created a Climate Resilience Toolkit, which includes:*

A guide to assessing your climate-related risk
Case studies showing how businesses have prepared for climate resilience
Information on how the climate in the U.S. could change in the future
All of the above

FEMA estimates that 13 million Americans live within one. Another study in an environmental journal estimates that as many as 41 million Americans live within one. What is it?*

Fracking area
100-year flood zone
Mudslide zone
Nuclear power plant fallout zone

According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, how many people have migrated because of weather-related disasters like droughts and windstorms?*

2 million
3.5 million
15.5 million
21.5 million

Materials like cobalt and lithium are key ingredients in lithium-ion batteries. Mining these elements is environmentally friendly, which adds to their appeal.*

True
False

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