Pre-Quiz: Week 2 (Oceans & Water Cycle)

Week 2 Pre-Quiz (Oceans & Water Cycle)

This pre-quiz helps us check your understanding of this week’s core concepts. We anticipate that this quiz will take approximately 15-20 minutes, after you’ve completed the required readings for the week.

Please complete in full 12 hours before our discussion time (11 PM Monday UTC / 7 PM Monday EST). Questions? Email karen@climatepedia.org.

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(1) Without looking back at the readings... how does climate change drive sea level rise? (Name as many causes as you remember & give me a brief explanation of each. Think: bullet points!) *

(2) Two climate "tipping points" proposed by scientists are (1) the disintegration of the Greenland ice sheet and (2) the thawing of Arctic permafrost. Choose one of these events, and explain whether it is part of a positive or negative feedback loop. *

(3) List your 3 most important takeaways from the Carbon Brief Q&As about the IPCC report. Bonus: What emotion(s) came up for you while reading these forecasted scenarios? *

(4) Suggest 3 questions to discuss as a group, specific to this week's topic. We'll set aside some time during the call for you to ask one of your questions! *

(Optional) Any feedback on the readings? Any lingering questions you'd like addressed before or during discussion?