Question 7 What is the author's opinion about the level of CO2 emissions in the UK? A More CO2 emissions come from homes than from cars. B The majority of CO2 emissions come from motorized transport. C) co2 emissions may cause climate change in the future. D The average citizen does not create many CO2 emissions. Question 8 Which is the best title for the text? A Ways of reducing the UK's carbon footprint. B UK citizens' carbon footprint. C The effect of industry on climate change in the UK. D Changes in weather patterns in the UK.
Question 7 What is the author's opinion about the level of CO2 emissions in the UK? A More CO2 emissions come from homes than from cars. B The majority of CO2 emissions come from motorized transport. C) co2 emissions may cause climate change in the future. D The average citizen does not create many CO2 emissions. Question 8 Which is the best title for the text? A Ways of reducing the UK's carbon footprint. B UK citizens' carbon footprint. C The effect of industry on climate change in the UK. D Changes in weather patterns in the UK.
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![PART 1: Reading: Read the text below. Then answer the questions that follow.
(1) Around 45% of the UK's carbon dioxide emissions come from the energy people use every day - at home and when they travel.
In order to generate that energy, fossil fuels (coal, oil, and gas) are burnt, and these produce greenhouse gases - in particular
carbon dioxide (CO2). Car emissions are a major problem, but the truth is that more CO2 comes from the energy used at home. The
average household creates around five and a half tonnes of CO2 a year, and it is that same CO2 which is changing the climate and
damaging the environment.
(2) CO2 and various other gases wrap the earth in an invisible blanket helping to prevent heat from escaping. Without this
greenhouse effect, the average temperature on Earth would be around -18°C, compared with the current average of around +15°C.
The composition of this blanket of gases has remained relatively constant for many thousands of years. However, since the
industrial revolution began around 200 years ago, people have been burning increasing amounts of fossil fuels, thus releasing more
CO2 and other greenhouse gases in the process. This has increased the heating effect of the blanket, trapping more of the sun's
energy inside the Earth's atmosphere. In turn the Earth's temperature has increased more rapidly in a shorter period of time than it
has for thousands of years.
(3) In 2008, the total UK CO2 emissions were 533 million tonnes. 27% (144 million tonnes) of those emissions came from the
energy used to heat, light, and power homes. Transport emissions caused by passenger cars, buses, mopeds and motorcycles
accounted for a further 16% (87 million tonnes) of the UK's CO2 emissions. These figures show that a significant amount of CO2
results from ordinary citizens' carbon footprint in their daily activities and lifestyle.
(4) The effects of climate change can be seen all around us. Weather patterns are becoming more and more fractured and
uncertain, and over the last century trends in warm weather have become increasingly common. In the UK in the last 40 years,
winters have grown warmer, with much heavier rainfall. One of the clearest shifts over the last 200 years is towards summers that
are hotter and drier, causing pervasive water shortages. Recent years have been the hottest since records began, and during August
2003, the hottest ever outdoor temperature in the UK was recorded - 38.5°C.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F38546f9f-f8e5-486a-9c78-492fabebab29%2F7fd65ef2-4f98-4e82-93db-aa13ae0e705c%2F9z2233_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:PART 1: Reading: Read the text below. Then answer the questions that follow.
(1) Around 45% of the UK's carbon dioxide emissions come from the energy people use every day - at home and when they travel.
In order to generate that energy, fossil fuels (coal, oil, and gas) are burnt, and these produce greenhouse gases - in particular
carbon dioxide (CO2). Car emissions are a major problem, but the truth is that more CO2 comes from the energy used at home. The
average household creates around five and a half tonnes of CO2 a year, and it is that same CO2 which is changing the climate and
damaging the environment.
(2) CO2 and various other gases wrap the earth in an invisible blanket helping to prevent heat from escaping. Without this
greenhouse effect, the average temperature on Earth would be around -18°C, compared with the current average of around +15°C.
The composition of this blanket of gases has remained relatively constant for many thousands of years. However, since the
industrial revolution began around 200 years ago, people have been burning increasing amounts of fossil fuels, thus releasing more
CO2 and other greenhouse gases in the process. This has increased the heating effect of the blanket, trapping more of the sun's
energy inside the Earth's atmosphere. In turn the Earth's temperature has increased more rapidly in a shorter period of time than it
has for thousands of years.
(3) In 2008, the total UK CO2 emissions were 533 million tonnes. 27% (144 million tonnes) of those emissions came from the
energy used to heat, light, and power homes. Transport emissions caused by passenger cars, buses, mopeds and motorcycles
accounted for a further 16% (87 million tonnes) of the UK's CO2 emissions. These figures show that a significant amount of CO2
results from ordinary citizens' carbon footprint in their daily activities and lifestyle.
(4) The effects of climate change can be seen all around us. Weather patterns are becoming more and more fractured and
uncertain, and over the last century trends in warm weather have become increasingly common. In the UK in the last 40 years,
winters have grown warmer, with much heavier rainfall. One of the clearest shifts over the last 200 years is towards summers that
are hotter and drier, causing pervasive water shortages. Recent years have been the hottest since records began, and during August
2003, the hottest ever outdoor temperature in the UK was recorded - 38.5°C.
![Question 7
What is the author's opinion about the level of CO2 emissions in the UK?
A More CO2 emissions come from homes than from cars.
B The majority of CO2 emissions come from motorized transport.
C) co2 emissions may cause climate change in the future.
D The average citizen does not create many CO2 emissions.
Question 8
Which is the best title for the text?
A Ways of reducing the UK's carbon footprint.
B UK citizens' carbon footprint.
C The effect of industry on climate change in the UK.
D Changes in weather patterns in the UK.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F38546f9f-f8e5-486a-9c78-492fabebab29%2F7fd65ef2-4f98-4e82-93db-aa13ae0e705c%2Fflvvn51_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Question 7
What is the author's opinion about the level of CO2 emissions in the UK?
A More CO2 emissions come from homes than from cars.
B The majority of CO2 emissions come from motorized transport.
C) co2 emissions may cause climate change in the future.
D The average citizen does not create many CO2 emissions.
Question 8
Which is the best title for the text?
A Ways of reducing the UK's carbon footprint.
B UK citizens' carbon footprint.
C The effect of industry on climate change in the UK.
D Changes in weather patterns in the UK.
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