What's Your Ecological Intelligence?
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- 1.You're preparing fish for dinner tonight. Which one of these choices is the least environmentally friendly?
- A.
Catfish
- B.
Farmed Atlantic salmon
- C.
Farmed striped bass
- D.
Pacific cod
- 2.You can go green and slash your heating and cooling bills by doing all of these except:
- A.
Growing grapevines on trellises
- B.
Adding a bounty of rock to the south side of your yard
- C.
Growing trees in your yard
- D.
Growing shrubs to shade your air conditioning unit
- 3.Which of these small changes can go a long way toward preventing air pollution?
- A.
Using water-based paints instead of oil-based paints
- B.
Refueling your car after dark
- C.
Limiting dry cleaning
- D.
All of the above
- 4.You're planning to barbecue. What is the environmentally best way to grill?
- A.
Indoor stove or oven
- B.
Gas grill in the backyard
- C.
Charcoal, wooden, or electric grill outdoors
- D.
None of the above
- 5.Recently, you made the energy-smart move to switch from a desktop to a laptop. What would an Eco Hero do with the old PC?
- A.
Donate it
- B.
Store it safely
- C.
Box it, label clearly, and dispose
- 6.Which uses less water, washing a full load of dishes by hand, or in the dishwasher?
- A.
Handwashing
- B.
Dishwasher
- 7.What type of supermarket bag is more ecofriendly, paper or plastic?
- A.
Paper
- B.
Plastic
- C.
Neither
- 8.Approximately how much of global electricity output is produced from renewable sources?
- A.
1 percent
- B.
5 percent
- C.
8 percent
- D.
20 percent
- 9.About how much money do you save by replacing a single incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent light (over the life of the bulb)?
- A.
$1
- B.
$5
- C.
$10
- D.
$30
- 10.True or false? Hybrid cars are slower and less safe than conventional cars.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Dropping the thermostat from 70 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit saves you about how much on your heating costs?
- A.
1 percent
- B.
5 percent
- C.
10 percent
- D.
20 percent
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