Question detail
Which statement best reflects the role of scientific consensus in policy making?
Try the question, check the answer, then read the explanation to understand the curriculum point.
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MCQ
Type
practice
Style
Topic
Carbon dioxide and methane as greenhouse gases
Question
- A. Policy makers ignore consensus and rely on individual scientists
- B. Consensus is used to justify immediate policy changes without evidence
- C. Consensus provides a robust evidence base that informs policy decisions
- D. Consensus is irrelevant because climate science is too uncertain
Answer
The correct option is Consensus provides a robust evidence base that informs policy decisions. This answer is correct because it matches the approved learning objective to explain why peer review and scientific consensus are important in climate science in the subtopic Global climate change.
Explanation
The correct option is Consensus provides a robust evidence base that informs policy decisions. Consensus provides a robust evidence base that informs policy decisions is correct because it directly supports the approved learning objective to explain why peer review and scientific consensus are important in climate science. This belongs to the subtopic Global climate change within Carbon dioxide and methane as greenhouse gases, so the explanation must stay tied to that curriculum context. The other options are incorrect because they either do not answer this learning objective, use a vague statement, or move away from Global climate change.
Common mistake
Misunderstanding Peer Review
Students often think that peer review guarantees the correctness of scientific findings.
Peer review is a process that evaluates research quality and validity, but it does not ensure that the findings are absolutely correct.
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