Climate Change: Fact or Misconception? - Statistics

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  • The average score is 9 of 15
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Question Answer % Correct
Climate change currently affects at least over 10,000 species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Fact
87%
There is a high chance (53%) that climate change will cause humans to become extinct by 2050 Misconception
87%
Sea levels could rise up by a metre by 2100 Fact
86%
China, the United States and India are contributing to around 44% of the global greenhouse emissions Fact
83%
The collective exhalation of carbon dioxide from many people contribute significantly to global warming Misconception
81%
Some animals are adapting to climate change due to natural selection Fact
78%
Climate models are unreliable and too sensitive to carbon dioxide Misconception
68%
The rate of sea-level rise has doubled since 1990 Fact
65%
The current global average temperature is the warmest it has been in the last 100,000 years Fact
60%
Developing countries are responsible for 79% of carbon emissions since 1850 Misconception
60%
Nuclear energy has reduced carbon dioxide emissions by over 60 gigatonnes Fact
57%
Climate change begun due to the Industrial Revolution Misconception
33%
The Amazon rainforest produces 20% of the world's oxygen Misconception
27%
Atmospheric water vapour is trapping heat, being also responsible for global warming Misconception
21%
Climate change indirectly causes the death of millions of people in developing nations Misconception
6%
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