What's Your Environmental IQ?
This quiz is designed for you to find out how much you know about the environment. Don't worry it's supposed to be hard!
- 1.Your clothesline will work if it's not outside.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- C.
I'm not sure
- D.
Why would I care?
- 2.How much trash does the average person create every day?
- A.
1/3 of a pound
- B.
1/2 of a pound
- C.
3 pounds
- D.
9 1/3 pounds
- E.
1 pound
- 3.There is a such thing as reusable coffee filters.
- A.
Why would I care- I don't even drink coffee!
- B.
False
- C.
True
- D.
Even if there were, I wouldn't use them!
- 4.Each ton of recycled paper can save...
- A.
7,000 gallons of water
- B.
360 gallons of oil
- C.
27 trees
- D.
4,000 watts of energy
- E.
None of the above
- 5.Does the dump act like a giant composter?
- A.
Duh, everything disintegrates in it
- B.
No
- C.
For some things yes for others no
- D.
It takes longer to disintegrate but most of it does eventually
- 6.Is it better to use the air conditioner or open the window while driving down the highway if you want to cool down the car?
- A.
The open window
- B.
The air conditioner
- C.
They both use the same amount of energy
- D.
I'll take the portable fan
- 7.How many times more efficient are the Compact Florescent lights than the Incandescent light bulbs?
- A.
4.6 x
- B.
4x
- C.
0.4x
- D.
6x
- E.
0.6x
- 8.April 22, 2010 will be______.
- A.
The 35 anniversary of Earth Day
- B.
The 40th anniversary of Earth Day
- C.
The 45th anniversary of Earth Day
- D.
The 50th anniversary of Earth Day
- E.
Earth Day!
- 9.
What is this picture of?- A.
A maple leaf. Duh!
- B.
A scorched maple leaf
- C.
A maple leaf with air pollution damage
- D.
A maple leaf with chemicals spilled on it
- E.
A maple leaf with a problem with it's chlorophyll (that's the stuff that makes it green)
- 10.It takes the same amount of petroleum (oil) to make 14 plastic bags as it takes to drive a car ____ mile(s). (don't spell it out)
- 11.You will save about ____ % off of your heating bill if you lower your thermostat ____ to _____ Degrees Fahrenheit every time you leave your house (separate with comas).
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