How Much Do You Really Know About The Environment?
Find out how much you really know about helping the environment.
- 1.The USA wastes more electric energy than Japan uses.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.The average person worldwide uses _____ gallons of water daily, while the average American uses _____ gallons of water every day.
- A.
5, 100
- B.
7, 54
- C.
10, 80
- D.
3, 56
- 3.Check all of the things that you can do to make your composter work faster.
- A.
Add some salt to help break down material faster
- B.
Add some water
- C.
Stir it occasionally
- D.
Don't add too much material at one time
- E.
Put it in a sunny place
- F.
Buy worms and put them in
- G.
Put in something slightly naturally acidic, such as a lemon or an orange peel
- 4.What can you put in your composter?
- A.
Things with oil on them (such as pizza boxes)
- B.
Animal fur (such as from when you brush your dog or cat)
- C.
Eggshells
- D.
Used tissues
- E.
Undyed, organically- made, recycled paper bags
- F.
Any papers, with or without printing on them (but not magazines or other waxed paper)
- G.
Undyed or untreated cotton products
- H.
Post-its
- I.
Old photos
- 5.In what year do scientists think that the North Pole will be completely melted in the summer? In what year do they believe that it will be melted year-round?
- A.
2055, 2090
- B.
2019, 2029
- C.
2035, 2070
- D.
2012, 2027
- 6.Just one gallon of paint or motor oil spilled outside can pollute ____ gallons of drinking water.
- A.
250
- B.
2,500
- C.
25,000
- D.
250,000
- 7.How many bicycles can be produced with just one car's worth of energy and resources?
- 8.How many gallons of water does it take to virtually produce one pair of jeans?
- A.
39
- B.
200
- C.
2,900
- D.
3,990
- 9.______ plastic bottles are thrown away every five minutes in the USA alone.
- A.
2 million
- B.
3 million
- C.
50 thousand
- D.
100 thousand
- 10.The average American creates a little under five times the amount of trash that an average global person creates.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.How much waste in landfills is compostable?
- A.
33%
- B.
40%
- C.
5%
- D.
78%
- 12.It takes the same amount of oil to drive a car one mile as it takes to make ___ plastic bags.
- 13.In which states can you get a refund for recycling plastic and/or metal bottles/cans? Hint: there are only 7. All of them are on the list below.
- A.
Arizona
- B.
California
- C.
Connecticut
- D.
Georgia
- E.
Hawaii
- F.
Illinios
- G.
Iowa
- H.
Kentucky
- I.
Maine
- J.
Massachusetts
- K.
Michigan
- L.
Missouri
- M.
Nebraska
- N.
New Hampshire
- O.
New York
- P.
North Carolina
- Q.
Oregon
- R.
Tennessee
- S.
Utah
- T.
Virginia
- U.
Wisconsin
- V.
Wyoming
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