Energy And Recycling Quiz
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Energy and Recycling Quiz
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- 1.Which natural resource is not an ingredient in manufacturing glass bottles?
- A.
Sand
- B.
Dirt
- C.
Soda Ash
- D.
Limestone
- 2.How many years does it take a single aluminium can to decompose?
- A.
20 – 40 years
- B.
60 – 80 years
- C.
80 – 100 years
- D.
100 – 120 years
- 3.If you recycle a tonne of paper, how many trees are you saving?
- A.
12 trees
- B.
17 trees
- C.
23 trees
- D.
28 trees
- 4.Recycling just one aluminium can saves enough energy to run a television for how long?
- A.
3 hours
- B.
6 hours
- C.
9 hours
- D.
12 hours
- 5.Which of the following is NOT used to generate electricity in the UK?
- A.
Human waste
- B.
Solar power
- C.
Hydropower
- D.
Perfume
- 6.When recycling glass it is common to sort bottles by colour, but which colour is NOT common for sorting?
- A.
Blue
- B.
Clear
- C.
Green
- D.
Brown
- 7.Recycling just two glass bottles saves enough energy to boil water for how many cups of tea?
- A.
1 cup of tea
- B.
3 cups of tea
- C.
5 cups of tea
- D.
7 cups of tea
- 8.Most of the energy used on Earth today originally came from which source?
- A.
The sun
- B.
Oceans
- C.
Soil
- D.
Air
- 9.Which action does NOT save energy in your home?
- A.
Turning all appliances to stand-by when not in use
- B.
Turning off and unplugging all appliances when not in use
- C.
Turning off all lights when not in the room
- D.
Leaving lights on in only the rooms you are moving between
- 10.If all of the wind around the UK coasts could be harnessed for energy, how much of our energy needs could be met by this source alone.
- A.
None of our energy needs
- B.
All of our energy needs
- C.
Double our energy needs
- D.
Three times our energy needs
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