Mitigation & Adaptation

Cutting emissions and managing impacts. Ideal for competitive exams and environmental science prep.

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QUESTION NO 01

Sea-level rise is driven mainly by?

Answer: Thermal expansion and melting ice

Warming oceans expand; glaciers/ice sheets melt.

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QUESTION NO 02

The Paris Agreement aims to limit warming well below?

Answer: 2°C above pre-industrial levels (pursuing 1.5°C)

It is a key international climate treaty.

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QUESTION NO 03

Climate mitigation means?

Answer: Reducing emissions and enhancing sinks

Mitigation tackles the causes of climate change.

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QUESTION NO 04

Climate adaptation means?

Answer: Adjusting to actual/expected climate impacts

Examples: flood defenses, drought-resistant crops.

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QUESTION NO 05

Which gas depletes stratospheric ozone (not a primary GHG focus)?

Answer: CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)

CFCs damaged the ozone layer; Montreal Protocol addressed them.

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QUESTION NO 06

Carbon sequestration stores carbon in?

Answer: Forests, soils, oceans, or engineered sinks

Natural and technological sinks remove CO2 from air.

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QUESTION NO 07

El Niño is primarily?

Answer: A Pacific ocean–atmosphere climate pattern

It affects global weather and temperatures temporarily.

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QUESTION NO 08

Permafrost thaw can release?

Answer: Stored methane and CO2

Frozen soils hold large carbon stocks.

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QUESTION NO 09

Renewable energy examples include?

Answer: Solar, wind, and hydro (among others)

They reduce fossil CO2 when displacing fossil fuels.

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QUESTION NO 10

A carbon footprint measures?

Answer: GHG emissions linked to an activity/product

It estimates climate impact of lifestyles or goods.

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Sea-level rise is driven mainly by?

The Paris Agreement aims to limit warming well below?

Climate mitigation means?

Climate adaptation means?

Which gas depletes stratospheric ozone (not a primary GHG focus)?

Carbon sequestration stores carbon in?

El Niño is primarily?

Permafrost thaw can release?

Renewable energy examples include?

A carbon footprint measures?

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Which gas depletes stratospheric ozone (not a primary GHG focus)?

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El Niño is primarily?

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Permafrost thaw can release?

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