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Science and the Big Challenges quiz

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Science and the Big Challenges — Module Assessment

14 questions · pass mark 75%

  1. 1.Science can best help with a big societal challenge by:
  2. 2.The IPCC being 'policy-relevant but not policy-prescriptive' means it:
  3. 3.The Keeling curve is significant because it:
  4. 4.Genuine climate uncertainty mostly concerns:
  5. 5.The basic reproduction number (R0) of a disease measures:
  6. 6.The rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines in 2020 was possible mainly because:
  7. 7.CRISPR is significant because it:
  8. 8.The clearest-thinking way to evaluate a genetically modified crop is to:
  9. 9.A scientifically careful way to describe AlphaFold's 2020 result is that it:
  10. 10.Extrapolation as a thinking error means:
  11. 11.The precautionary principle is best applied:
  12. 12.The 1987 Montreal Protocol on ozone-depleting chemicals is cited as an example of:
  13. 13.'Realistic optimism' about the future means:
  14. 14.Why is science literacy described as a civic responsibility?
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