Environment
What percentage of average landfills are filled up with food scraps and grass clippings?
a) 25% b) 18% c) 11% d) 5%
What is a) 25% ?
Incandescent lightbulbs have been replaced by what types of light bulbs?
What is are Light Emitting Diode (LED) and Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFL) bulbs
Material plastics are made from
What is natural gas and petroleum? **plastics are made from "excrement of oil" which is the leftover by-products of petroleum refining (making oil and gas)
The government requires that toilets use no more than how much water per flush?
a) 4 litres b) 6 litres c) 8 litres d) 10 litres
What is b) 6 litres **toilets account for nearly 30% of a home's water use** ?
An example of a natural resource
What is wood, sunlight, metals, etc. ?
Peaches, pears and potatoes are listed in a group of 12 fruits and vegetables which are known for what?
a) grown with unsustainable methods
b) mostly imported from far away countries
c) most often contaminated by pesticides
d) often genetically modified
What is c) most often contaminated by pesticides ?
More than 150 years ago, ______ supplied nearly 90% of the nation's energy needs.
What is wood?
When is Earth Day?
What is April 22nd ?
Recycling 1 plastic water bottle is enough to power a computer for ____ minutes.
What is 25 minutes?
Term for using ALL resources in a way to make sure future generations get to use them as well.
What is sustainability?
3 types of renewable energy sources. (bonus points for naming 4)
What is Solar, Wind, Hydro, (geothermal)? [Name 4 = 500 pts]
__________ is the most widely-used renewable power source.
What is hydropower?
How many gallons of water does it take to produce one hamburger?
What is 635 gallons of water?
Units ecological footprints measured in
What are the number of earths needed for everyone to live a certain lifestyle?
This organization was established in 1970 by Congress & the White house with the goal of "protecting human health and the environment" through sustainable practices.
What is the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) ?
Name 4 types of pollution
What are air, land, water, noise, and light?
When you select food to eat, what two characteristics of the food reflect how sustainable that is/your choice is?
What is Local and Organic (Location it was grown relative to you and how natural the growing process is (No GMOs)?
What is the #1 recycled material in the USA?
a) paper b) plastic c) aluminum d) glass
What is c) aluminum? **it is the most easily recycled material, takes much less energy and the aluminum can can be back on the shelf 60 days after being put in the blue bin**
Coffee that has the 'fair trade' label is special because...?
a) it has no pesticides in it
b) it is organic
c) it has less caffeine than regular coffee
d) workers who harvest the coffee bean are paid fairly
What is d) workers who harvest the coffee bean are paid fairly?
In 2015, nearly 200 countries contributed to the writing of this first legally binding global climate agreement which aimed to limit the increase in the global average temperature.
What is The Paris Agreement (at the Paris Climate Conference)?
According to NASA, what northern country is losing about 100 billion tons of land ice every year?
What is Greenland?
True or False. If a plastic container is stamped with a triangle with a number in it, then it can be recycled.
What is False? The numbers are only there to indicate what type of plastic resin the container is made of.
What gas does not play a part in the greenhouse effect?
What is Nitrogen ?
Phenomenon where you unplug household appliances to significantly reduce energy consumption is known as
What is Vampire Energy?
Name 3 electric vehicle brands.
What are Nissan Leaf, Tesla Model X, Chevy Bolt, Smart Car, Prius, Ford Focus?