WEEK 10 on October 13, 2025 Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps Week 10 Quiz Week 10 — Short Practice Quiz Based on your uploaded assignments. 1. Any changes in natural or human systems that inadvertently increase vulnerability to climatic stimuli—an adaptation that does not succeed in reducing vulnerability but increases it instead—is a definition for a. adaptation b. mitigation c. maladaptation d. malmitigation 2. Macrodebris in the context of plastic debris has fragments of size a. > 20 mm b. 5 − 20 mm c. <= 5 mm d. 1 mm 3. Which of these is not a climatic forcing for Earth? a. changes in plate tectonics b. changes in Earth’s orbit c. changes in Sun’s orbit d. changes in Sun’s strength 4. The ability of a system to adjust to climate change including climate variability and extremes to moderate potential damages, to take advantage of opportunities, or to cope with the consequences is a definition for a. adaptive response b. adaptive capacity c. mitigative response d. mitigative capacity 5. Which of these is not a climatic forcing for Earth? a. changes in plate tectonics b. changes in Earth’s orbit c. changes in Moon’s orbit d. changes in Sun’s strength 6. Which of these is not a principle of ecological restoration? a. ecological integrity b. long-term sustainability c. benefits and engages scientists d. informed by past and future 7. Mesodebris in the context of plastic debris has fragments of size a. > 20 mm b. 5 − 20 mm c. 5 mm d. 1 mm 8. The government mandated replacing incandescent bulbs with LEDs to reduce electricity use and CO₂ emissions. In the context of climate change, such an action would be called a. adaptation b. mitigation c. deceleration d. maladaptation 9. Which of these is not a principle of ecological restoration? a. ecological integrity b. short-term sustainability c. benefits and engages society d. informed by past and future 10. Because of climate change, Mudumalai Tiger Reserve is suffering from frequent droughts. The management has built several artificial water holes and fills them regularly with tankers. In the context of climate change, such an action would be called a. adaptation b. mitigation c. deceleration d. maladaptation Submit Comments
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