Recycling
How much energy does recycling one aluminum can save?
a. Enough to power a microwave for 30 minutes
b. Enough to power the average American home for 4 days
c. Enough to power a computer for 15 min
d. Enough to power a TV for 3 hours
e. None of the above
d. What is Enough to power a TV for 3 hours?
Which US president created the Environmental Protection Agency?
a. John F. Kennedy
b. Jimmy Carter
c. Richard Nixon
d. Franklin D. Roosevelt
e. None of the above
c. What is Richard Nixon?
On average, how many aluminum soda cans are used in the United States each year?
a. 90 million
b. 80 billion
c. 120 million
d. 3 billion
e. None of the above
b. What is 80 billion?
About 325.7 million people live in the US. How many people in the world do not have access to clean drinking water?
a. Over 2 billion
b. Around 800 million
c. Around 900 million
d. Around 1 billion
e. None of the above
b. What is 800 million?
A single, standard -80°C freezer can consume as much energy as a house. Changing the set point to -70°C saves approximately how much energy?
a. 10%
b. 20%
c. 35%
d. 60%
e. None of the above
c. What is 35%?
Recycling plastic uses ______ the amount of energy as burning it in an incinerator.
a. half
b. a quarter
c. a third
d. equal
e. None of the above
a. What is half?
How should you report chemical spills that can hurt the environment?
a. JNJ sharepoint
b. Email Alex Gorsky
c. Use EHS+
d. Use EHS
e. None of the above
c. What is EHS+?https://jnj.sharepoint.com/teams/malehs/SitePages/Home.aspx
How much did Americans spend on organic food in 2016?
a. 50 million
b. 100 million
c. 10 milion
d. 43.3 billion
e. None of the above
d. What is 43.3 billion?
What percent of the world's water is available for human use?
a. 97%
b. 23%
c. 3%
d. Less than 1%
e. None of the above
d. What is less than 1%?
Which kitchen appliance uses the most energy?
a. Refrigerator
b. Toaster
c. Oven
d. Microwave
e. None of the above
a. What is refrigerator?
Which of the following products could be recycled instead of going to landfill (assuming they are not classed as biohazard)?
a. used paper towels, cardboard boxes, and pipette tip boxes
b. cardboard boxes, pipette tips, and paper
c. gloves, paper, and pipette tip boxes
d. used paper towels, gloves, and ice packs
e. None of the above
c. What is gloves, paper, and pipette tip boxes?
What American river caught fire in 1969, prompting multiple pollution control measures?
a. The Scioto River
b. The Fox River
c. The Cuyahoga River
d. The Calumet River
e. None of the above
c. What is the Cuyahoga (pronounciation: Qui-oga) River?
A typical glass bottle would take _____ years or more to decompose.
a. 20 years
b. 150 years
c. 4000 years
d. It will never break down
e. None of the above
c. What is 4000 years?
The main source of water pollution is:
a. Sewage Water
b. Rain Water
c. Atmospheric Pollutants
d. Well-Water
e. None of the above
a. What is Sewage Water?
In Canada, where temperatures are often cold, the average person idles their car for five to ten minutes each day. How much fuel does a person waste per week?
a. 4 gallons
b. 0.4 gallons
c. 0.04 gallons
d. 0.004 gallons
e. None of the above
c. What is 0.04 gallons?
About how long does it take a shampoo bottle to decompose if it's not recycled?
a. up to 10 years
b. around 2 months
c. up to 400 years
d. up to 150 years
e. None of the above
c. What is up to 400 years?
Hawaii's governor, David Ige, signed a bill banning chemicals that harm coral. What type of product was banned in the island state?
a. Sunscreen
b. Plastics-based textiles
c. Bottled water
d. Canned soda
e. None of the above
a. What is sunscreen?
Compact Florescent Lighting -CFLs- use ______ of the energy needed for incandescent bulbs.
a. 25%
b. 50%
c. 75%
d. 100%
e. None of the above
a. What is 25%?
Which of the following diseases is not caused by water pollution?
a. Hepatitis A
b. Typhus
c. Typhoid
d. Dysentery
e. None of the above
b. What is typhus?
Did humans introduce greenhouse gases into the atmosphere for the first time?
a. Yes, during the Industrial Revolution
b. Yes, during modern times
c. No, presymbiotic bacteria evolved to produce greenhouse gases
d. No, they’ve been here long before us
e. None of the above
d. What is no, they’ve been here long before us?
Which of the following products could be recycled instead of going to landfill (assuming they are not classed as biohazard)?
a. used paper towels, cardboard boxes, and pipette tip boxes
b. cardboard boxes, pipette tips, and paper
c. gloves, paper, and pipette tip boxes
d. used paper towels, gloves, and ice packs
e. None of the above
b. What is 100-watt light bulb for four hours or a compact fluorescent bulb for 20 hours?
According to the World Health Organization, what is the most polluted city in the world?
a. Los Angeles, California
b. Mexico City, Mexico
c. New Dehli, India
d. Shanghai, China
e. None of the above
b. What is Mexico City, Mexico?
How much does the average American consume in paper, wood, and other products made from trees each year?
a. 1 tree
b. 5 trees
c. 7 trees
d. 15 trees
e. None of the above
c. What is 7 trees?
A typical full-size autoclave (not desktop) consumes how many gallons of water each week on average?
a. 400 gallons
b. 700 gallons
c. 4000 gallons
d. 7000 gallon
e. None of the above
d. What is 7000 gallons?
How many gallons of motor gasoline does the average American consume in one year?
a. 150 gallons
b. 500 gallons
c. 310 gallons
d. 750 gallons
e. None of the above
b. What is 500 gallons?