4.10(B) Climate Change and Sandy Beaches Quiz

What did the researchers at the European Union's Joint Research Center use to track how beaches have changed over the past 30 years?

• Drone footage

• Weather balloons

• Satellite images

• Underwater cameras

How much of the world's sandy beaches could disappear by the end of the century if climate change is not decreased?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

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What is one event that can take place on Earth because of climate change?

• Increase in average temperatures

• Decrease in sea levels

• Less violent storms

• More silt flowing into oceans

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How would the changes caused by climate change affect the world's beaches?

• They will become more stable

• They will become rockier

• They will experience great erosion

• They will become wider

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Why would it be a problem for some countries to lose so much of their sandy beaches?

• It will affect their tourism industry

• It will reduce the risk of storms

• It will increase the amount of silt flowing into oceans

• It will lead to more wildlife

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What are some things that are already causing the loss of coastlines around the world?

• Less human activity near beaches

• Decrease in average temperatures

• Seashore construction and inland dams

• Increase in silt flowing into oceans

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What suggestion would you give to prevent more loss of the shoreline around the world?

• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect coastal populations

• Increase greenhouse gas emissions

• Reduce human activity near beaches

• Reclaim large areas of low land

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What did the study's authors show can prevent up to 40% of shoreline retreat?

• Increase the amount of silt flowing into oceans

• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions

• Increase in sea levels

• Increase in average global temperatures

What did the researchers consider in two different warming scenarios?

• Average global temperatures remain the same

• Average global temperatures decrease by 1 degree Fahrenheit

• Average global temperatures rise by 4.3 degrees Fahrenheit

• Average global temperatures rise by 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit

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What did the Netherlands successfully reclaim?

• Large areas of high land

• Thousands of miles of beach

• Large areas of forest

• Large areas of low land

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