climate change adaptation (cat)

Question 1

involves developing ways to protect people and places by reducing their vulnerability to climate impacts.

Answer 1

adaptation

Question 2

involves attempts to slow the process of global climate change, usually by lowering the level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Answer 2

mitigation

Question 3

6 sources of renewable energy

Answer 3

wind power, solar energy, hydropower, geothermal energy, biofuel, wave energy/power

Question 4

A windmill is a type of
working engine. It converts the wind’s energy into rotational energy. To do this it uses vanes called sails or blades.

Answer 4

wind power

Question 5

is radiant light and
heat from the Sun that is harnessed using a range of ever-evolving
technologies such as solar panels, solar heating, photovoltaics, solar thermal energy.

Answer 5

solar energy

Question 6

is one of the oldest power sources on the planet, generating power when flowing water spins a wheel or turbine that produces electricity.

Answer 6

hydropower

Question 7

These power plants do not burn fuel to generate electricity, so the levels of air pollutants they emit are low.

Answer 7

geothermal energy

Question 8

any fuel that is derived from
biomass—that is, plant or algae material or animal waste.

Answer 8

biofuel

Question 9

is the transport and capture of energy by ocean surface waves. The energy captured is then used for all different kinds of useful work, including electricity generation, water desalination, and pumping of water.

Answer 9

wave energy/power