Legislation
Which agency is responsible for the protection of human health and the environment?
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?
A. CO2
B. CH4
C. Water vapor
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Which creatures make up the majority of the population of the tropical rainforest?
A. People
B. Birds
C. Insects
D. Amphibians
C. Insects
What is the most common type of trash found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
A. Plastic
B. Glass
C. Aluminum
D. Waste from boats
A. Plastic
What are the three R's?
Reduce, reuse, recycle.
Following Hawaii and California, New York State will soon ban the use of this single-use, non-biodegradable waste:
Plastic bags
Which two countries are the world's top producers of carbon dioxide?
China & USA
What is the number one cause of deforestation?
A. Urbanization
B. Production of goods
C. Agriculture
D. Forest fires
C. Agriculture
What is Keraunophobia (also known as Brontophobia)?
A. Fear of clouds
B. Fear of intense heat
C. Fear of Charlotte Bronte
D. Fear of thunder and lightning
D. Fear of thunder & lightning
True or False: Wasting less food can reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
True!
As of December 2016, how many territories have ratified or acceded to the Paris Agreement?
A. 159
B. 23
C. 75
D. 99
A. 159
In 1952 in London, four thousand people died in just a few days due to exposure from what type of pollution?
A. Radon gas
B. Particulate matter
C. Acid rain
D. Smog
D. Smog
What percent of Earth’s total land do forests (approximately) account for?
A. 10%
B. 20%
C. 30%
D. 40%
C. 30%
Particularly symbolic to America, what animal was taken of the endangered species list in 2007?
The bald eagle
Over their lifetimes, products in the home that have earned the ENERGY STAR label can reduce greenhouse emissions by about __________ pounds.
A. 130
B. 1,300
C. 13,000
D. 130,000
D. 130,000
Which of the following is a treaty specifically designed to protect the ozone layer?
A. Kyoto Protocol
B. Ozone Protection Treaty
C. UNECCP
D. Montreal Protocol
D. Montreal Protocol
Harmful indoor air pollution, such as tobacco and cooking smoke, has been estimated to be up to what percent greater than outdoor pollution?
A. 57%
B. 62%
C. 86%
D. 12%
B. 62%
How many acres of forest land are cut down every second?
A. 20
B. 1.5
C. 15
D. 3.5
B. 1.5
How many trees must be cut to provide paper for one edition of the Sunday New York Times?
A. 62
B. 628
C. 75,000
C. 75,000
How can you make shopping more eco-friendly?
A. Shopping online
B. Going to the mall
C. None of the above
A. Shopping online
Buying online almost always involves less energy use and fewer carbon dioxide emissions than in-store shopping.
Which aspect of the environment does the Kyoto Protocol focus on?
A. Oil spills
B. Greenhouse gas emissions
C. Pesticide contamination in food
D. Toxic chemicals in waterways
Greenhouse gas emissions
What chemical is second only to carbon dioxide in its importance as a greenhouse-gas emission linked to global warming?
Methane
How many brownfields (land that cannot be developed due to hazardous waste or contamination) exist in the U.S.?
A. 200
B. 1000
C. 640
D. 780
D. 780
The ozone layer, which has been degraded by gases released human activities, is found in what part of Earth's atmosphere?
A. Troposphere
B. Stratosphere
C. Heliosphere
D. Mesosphere
B. Stratosphere
Compact Florescent Lighting (CFLs) use ______ of the energy needed for incandescent bulbs.
A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 75%
D. 100%
A. 25%
CFLs use only one-fourth the energy and last up to 10 times longer than incandescent lighting!