History
CO2 emissions are at their highest in ____ years.
- 2 million
- 3 million
- 1 million
- 1 thousand
What is 2 million?
Name one negative effect of Carbon Dioxide or another greenhouse gas.
Referees determine
This liquid fossil fuel is created deep in the earth from the remains of animals and plant matter.
What is oil?
The Willow Project is a proposal sent to the Biden Administration to drill for oil and gas in Alaska that was approved. This project is very harmful to the environment and will last many years. How many?
What is 30 years?
This saying about helping the earth has become a catchy tune that many teachers use to teach their students about Earth Day and is abbreviated to the three R's.
What is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle?
When was the first Earth Day?
- April 22, 1970
- April 10, 2009
- April 3, 1532
What is April 22, 1970?
Where do the majority of carbon emissions come from in the US?
What is the burning of fossil fuels for energy?
True or false: Carbon Dioxide is both good and bad for the environment?
What is True?
What company was the Willow Project proposed by?
- Chevron Corps.
- ConocoPhillips
- Total Energies SE
What is ConocoPhillips?
Is it better for the environment to travel by boat or airplane?
What is by boat?
On the first Earth day, students from over 2,000 universities and 10,000 grade schools participated in cleanups and demonstrations. How many students participated in total?
- 20 million
- 30 thousand
- 40 thousand
- 10 million
What is 20 million?
Is the term climate a representation of long term or the short term?
What is long term?
CO2 makes up ___ % of the atmosphere
- 0.4
- 1.4
- 2.4
- 3.4
What is 0.4%
Environmental Groups are protesting and filing lawsuits against this project. Which group is not?
- Center for Biological Diversity
- Sierra Club
- Wild Green
What is Wild Green?
(it is not an environmental group)
When did Greta Thunberg start fighting against climate change?
- July 2017
-August 2017
- July 2018
- August 2018
What is August 2018?
Which Swedish Scientist first discovered the greenhouse effect?
- Anders Celcius
- Gustaf Dalén
- Svante Arrhenius
- Carl Linnaeus
What is the most potent greenhouse gas?
- Fluorinated Gasses
- Carbon Dioxide
- Methane
- Nitrous Oxide
What are Flourinated Gasses
This fossil fuel is probably most well known for appearing in the stockings of naughty kids on Christmas.
What is Coal?
Explain how the Willow Project will release carbon emissions into the atmosphere or name 3 ways you can help.
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What is the most environmentally sustainable diet?
What is vegan?
What book by Rachel Carson addresses the harmful effects of the pesticide DDT?
How much Ice are we losing per year?
- 1 billion tons
- 1.2 billion tons
- 1 trillion tons
- 1.2 trillion tons
What is 1.2 trillion tons?
How much oxygen can one tree produce each year? (Unit : pounds)
- 250
- 260
- 270
-280
What is 260 lbs?
Though the Willow Project is very beneficial to the economy, it is very harmful to the environment by releasing carbon emissions. How much carbon will this project release into the atmosphere? (Unit: Metric Tons)
What is 277 Million Metric Tonnes?
Which country is the most environmentally friendly?
What is Sweden?