Environmental Impacts on CBUS
Sustainability in Torah
Environmental Impacts on Health
Sustainable Eating Habits
Questions for Kids!
100

Which of these climate concerns are prominent in Columbus- Deteriorated air and water quality, extreme heat, or increased flood risk?

ALL of the above

100

The Torah’s practice of gleaning- leaving the corners of farmland for the poor and the stranger- reduces this modern agricultural issue

Food waste

100

These tiny particles are released into water when plastic water bottles are left in the sun

Microplastics/nanoplastics

100

These animals burp around 220 lbs of methane each per year

Cows (these have the highest greenhouse gas emissions of ANY FOOD!)

100

This is where we should put our plastic and glass bottles, soda cans, paper, cardboard and more when we are done with them

The recycling bin- NOT the landfill trash!

200

The name of Columbus’s public bus system

COTA- while not as neutral as walking or biking, buses are better alternatives to your car!

200

The Torah warns against destroying or wasting resources, prohibiting cutting these down during war

Fruit trees (Bal Tashchit)

200

True or false- “compostable” plastics still release harmful microplastics

True! Reusable is ALWAYS the way to go!

200

These animals, when used for food, cause the least release of greenhouse gases for any animal

Chickens

200

What should we do with the lights when we leave a room in our house in order to save energy?

Turn them off!

300

From transportation (cars, trucks, etc.) alone, Columbus produces about 4,500,000 metric tons of this gas per year

CO2- walking, biking, carpooling, and using public transport are better alternatives to driving!

300

This mitzvah requires letting farmland rest every seventh year

Shmita (the sabbatical year)
300

This household appliance caused about two million cases of childhood asthma in 2019 alone

Gas stove

300

The main ingredient in this condiment travels 18,000 miles from the source to your plate

Ketchup

300

What can we do with our leftover food instead of throwing it away?

Compost- most foods break down and can be used to make new soil for the earth instead of being thrown away!

400

Columbus plans to achieve total carbon neutrality by this year (guess within 10 years for points)

2050

400

This prayer links rain in its season with Israel’s fathfulness to mitzvot

The Shema

400

Only 5-9% of these are recycled in the U.S. each year

Plastics/single-use plastics- opt for reusable containers/silverware/etc. to reduce waste and health risk!

400

The farming of this crop causes the most deforestation of any crop in the Amazon rainforest

Soy

400

The first word in ___, reuse, recycle

Reduce- this is the most important step to having less waste go to landfills!

500

There are this many trees in Columbus per resident (guess within 5 for points)

Five 

500

In Breshit/Genesis, Adam is placed in the Garden of Eden l’ovdah u’l’shomrah, meaning these two roles

To work it and to guard it

500

Food in landfills creates this gas, which is 25x more powerful than CO2

Methane- composting your food scraps prevents this!

500

This type of food produces the least amount of greenhouse gases of any food per gram, calorie, AND gram of protein 

Nuts

500

What is the best way to get to school instead of driving a car?

Walking, biking, riding a scooter, etc!