Q: Name two forms of transportation that have lower emissions than driving a car.
Bicycling, walking, public transportation, rollerblading, skateboarding.
100
At the beginning of the Fall and Spring semesters, name the program offered in Suffolk’s bookstores to encourage customers not to take a disposable bag with their purchase.
Bring Your Own Bag
100
Q: Which of the following are NOT recyclable at Suffolk:
a. Foam coffee cups
b. Brochures
c. Empty shampoo bottles
d. Empty paperboard cereal boxes
A-Foam Coffee Cups
200
Q: Which of the following is NOT a renewable resource?
a) Wind Power
b) Hydropower
c) Geothermal
d) Fossil Fuels
Q: In the 2 minutes it takes for you to brush your teeth, how much water goes down the drain if you leave the water running?
a) 1/2 gallon
b) 1 gallon
c) 2 gallon
d) 4 gallon
When doing laundry, it is best to wait until you have a full load. Why?
: So you get the most out of each wash and do not do loads as frequently, thereby reducing energy and water consumption.
400
: By burning fossil fuels such as coal, gas and oil and clearing forests we have dramatically increased the amount of what gas in the Earth’s atmosphere, causing temperatures to rise?
Carbon Dioxide
400
Q: It is estimated that the average American goes through (blank) plastic bags in one year.
360- give or take 20 bags
400
If I am done drinking from a can of soda, the 3 next steps are to:
1. Make sure its empty 2. Bring it to the recycling/trash closet on my floor. 3. Put in the proper container for empty glass/metal/plastic.
500
Q: If you’re cold in your dorm room, the best thing to do environmentally and financially speaking is to:
a. Put on socks
b. Use a space heater
c. Call Facilities to report an issue
d. A&C
D
Note: Suffolk discourages the use of space heaters, as they are energy hogs!
500
Q: What percentage of the world’s CO2 emissions does the US produce?
a) 1/5
b) 1/4
c) 1/3
d) 1/2