About Environmental Recycling And Other Green Things Quiz
23 Questions
| Total Attempts: 1096
Questions and Answers
- 1.How many plastic bottles do Americans use every hour?
- A.
2,500
- B.
25,000
- C.
250,000
- D.
2,500,000
- 2.How many acres of rainforest are cut down every minute?
- A.
5
- B.
50
- C.
100
- D.
200
- 3.What is the most cost effective way to dispose of trash?
- A.
Recycle it
- B.
Send it to a landfill
- C.
Incinerate it
- 4.
![One glass bottle can power a 100-watt bulb for ___ hours. - ProProfs]( "One glass bottle can power a 100-watt bulb for ___ hours.")
One glass bottle can power a 100-watt bulb for ___ hours.- A.
2
- B.
4
- C.
6
- D.
8
- 5.Each person creates about ___ pounds of waste every day.
- A.
4.7
- B.
2.1
- C.
7.3
- D.
3.2
- 6.
![How much energy is saved by recycling an aluminum can as opposed to creating a new one? - ProProfs]( "How much energy is saved by recycling an aluminum can as opposed to creating a new one?")
How much energy is saved by recycling an aluminum can as opposed to creating a new one?- A.
50%
- B.
75%
- C.
85%
- D.
95%
- 7.The average office worker uses ____ sheets of paper per year.
- A.
200
- B.
800
- C.
5,000
- D.
10,000
- 8.___ trees are cut down every year to provide raw materials for American paper and pulp mills.
- A.
9,000,000
- B.
90,000,000
- C.
900,000,000
- D.
9,000,000,000
- 9.A TV can run __ hour(s) from the energy saved by recycing a single aluminum can.
- A.
1
- B.
3
- C.
5
- D.
10
- 10.According to popsci.com, ______ is America's Greenest city.
- A.
Portland, OR
- B.
Oakland, CA
- C.
Boston, MA
- D.
San Francisco, CA
- 11.Every ton of new glass produced generates ____ lbs. of air polution?
- A.
27.8
- B.
33.1
- C.
42.7
- D.
47.3
- 12.The Department of Agriculture found a way to make disposable diapers out of ____.
- A.
Leaves
- B.
Newspapers
- C.
Magazines
- D.
Chicken feathers
- 13.Recycling one ton of paper saves?
- A.
10 trees
- B.
17 trees
- C.
13 trees
- D.
3 trees
- 14.The percent of solid waste recycled in Japan is 50%, Western Europe is 30% and the United States is?
- A.
10%
- B.
25%
- C.
60%
- D.
80%
- 15.What day is observed as World Earth Day?
- A.
April 22
- B.
February 29
- C.
August 2
- D.
May 30
- 16.Which country currently emits the most greenhouse gases?
- A.
India
- B.
United States
- C.
China
- D.
Russia
- 17.Which of these lightbulb types use the least amount of energy?
- A.
Incandescent
- B.
Halogen
- C.
Compact Flourescent
- 18.How long does it take carbon dioxide to disperse in the atmosphere?
- A.
6 months
- B.
5 years
- C.
50 years
- D.
100 years
- 19.Climate change is accelerated by the reduction of global snow and ice cover.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.What is the leading source of energy in the United States?
- A.
Nuclear Power
- B.
Oil
- C.
Coal
- D.
Natural Gas
- 21.
![How much of the Earth's water is available for human use? - ProProfs]( "How much of the Earth's water is available for human use?")
How much of the Earth's water is available for human use?- A.
100%
- B.
22%
- C.
3%
- D.
Less than 1%
- 22.
![How long does it take a Styrofoam cup to decompose? - ProProfs]( "How long does it take a Styrofoam cup to decompose?")
How long does it take a Styrofoam cup to decompose?- A.
8 years
- B.
4 months
- C.
400 years
- D.
Never
- 23.According to the World Health Organization, what is the most polluted city in the world?
- A.
New York City, United States
- B.
Mexico City, Mexico
- C.
Shanghai, China
- D.
Delhi, India
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