Energy
Pollution
Climate Criminals
Environment
Misc
100
Non-renewable resources derived from dead organic material that has been compressed over thousands of years and extracted for energy consumption.
Fossil fuels
100
Which of these will not naturally decompose in nature?
A. Leather jacket
B. Steel pots
C. Paper towels
D. Plastic bottle
D. Plastic bottle (which can take 450 years to decompose)
100
This A-list singer has the highest level of private jet CO2 emissions, at 8,293.54 tons of CO2.
Taylor Swift
100
The atmospheric layer where UV radiation from the sun is absorbed.
Ozone layer
100
What is the official Kansas state flower?
Sunflower
200
This energy source became even more controversial after the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan. Power is produced by splitting uranium atoms through a process called fission that produces heat which creates steam used to power a turbine.
Nuclear energy
200
This state, known for its grand racing events produces the most waste in the US
Indiana
200
This Canadian rapper somehow made matters worse for himself, telling fans that his repeat jet flights were "fine because there was nobody on the plane anyway".
Drake
200
DOUBLE JEOPARDYYYYYYYY
Although these chemicals promote plant growth on farms, gardens, and golf courses they become extremely harmful when they enter the atmosphere and waterways.
fertilizers or pesticides
200
During what month is Earth Day?
April
300
Which household utilities uses the most energy?
a. refrigerator
b. heating and cooling systems
c. wifi and internet
d. stovetops
b. heating and cooling systems (use 45-50% of household energy in the average US household)
300
Out of the 3 R's (reduce, reuse, recycle), which has the most beneficial impact on climate change?
reduce!
300
This oscar-winning actor, known for dumping women at age 25, is proud of his Vava II superyacht, which produces 238kg of carbon dioxide per mile
Leonardo DiCaprio
300
When sulfur and nitrogen waste from industries combine with precipitation in the atmosphere, you get this weather phenomenon
acid rain
300
Scientists believe that up to __% of the world’s species will be extinct by the end of this century.
a. 10%
b. 35%
c. 50%
d. 66%
50%
400
What is the most efficient form of renewable energy?
a. nuclear
b. wind
c. solar
d. geothermal
wind energy
400
In 2015, how many deaths were linked to pollution?
a. 157,000
b. 16 million
c. 9 million
d. 6 :(
9 million
400
This famous social media founder plans on using his private jet to "visit all 50 states to find out more about the people who use his social network."
Mark Zuckerberg
400
Measure of an individual's impact on the environment by calculating Greenhouse gas emissions from their lifestyle
Carbon footprint
400
This country is known for hosting the first "carbon-neutral" Olympic games. It attempted this feat by using renewable energy, renting sports equipment rather than buying from new, and financing forestry projects.
France's Paris Olympics 2024
500
What country consumes the most energy per capita?
China
500
What country produces the most waste?
a. Thailand
b. Latvia
c. Mexico
d. Turkey
Turkey (close to 176kg of waste per capita is unaccounted for and illegally disposed of annually.)
500
This member of the famous sister-clan received backlash after posting a photo showing her and her boyfriend's private jets with the caption, "You wanna take mine or yours?"
Kylie Jenner
500
Known as the "first environmentalist president", this president founded the U.S. forest service and 50 national bird refuges in between the 1870s-1900s
Theodore Roosevelt
500
27,000 trees are cut down each day to product this product.
toilet paper