How Much Do You Really Know About Earth Day?
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Celebrate Earth Day with this quiz about our beautiful planet! If you really think that you know everything about making the world a little greener, then these questions about fuel and resource expenditure should be a walk in the park.
- 1.On average, what is the approximate daily home water use for each person in the U.S.?
- A.
25 gallons
- B.
50 gallons
- C.
100 gallons
- D.
200 gallons
- 2.Which of the following accounts for the greatest percentage of total waste in the United States?
- A.
Yard trimmings
- B.
Paper
- C.
Plastics
- D.
Glass
- 3.In the same amount of time, which of the following home appliances consumes the most electricity?
- A.
Space heater
- B.
Hair dryer
- C.
Computer and monitor
- D.
Water heater
- 4.Which of the following accounts for the greatest percentage of a typical home energy bill?
- A.
Heating and cooling
- B.
Clothes washer and dryer
- C.
Computer and monitor
- D.
Refrigerator
- 5.What substance is released into the atmosphere when solid waste, fossil fuels and wood products are burned?
- A.
Hydrogen peroxide
- B.
Sodium choloride
- C.
Carbon dioxide
- D.
Calcium sulfate
- 6.How much oil is used to produce plastic water bottles annually in the United States alone?
- A.
500,000 gallons
- B.
1 million gallons
- C.
1.5 million gallons
- D.
2 million gallons
- 7.Amercians will buy an estimated 25 billion single-serving, plastic water bottles this year. How many will be recycled?
- A.
3 billion
- B.
10 billion
- C.
15 billion
- D.
20 billion
- 8.According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the United States consumes how many plastic bags, sacks and wraps each year?
- A.
80 billion
- B.
160 billion
- C.
240 billion
- D.
380 billion
- 9.Each reusable bag you use has the potential to eliminate an average of how many plastic bags over its lifetime?
- A.
100
- B.
500
- C.
1,000
- D.
2,000
- 10.How can you help reduce sewage overflows into Lake Michigan?
- A.
Install a rain barrel and make sure to empty it between rains
- B.
Wait for a sunny day to do your laundry (consider line drying!)
- C.
Take a 5 minute shower with a low flow showerhead instead of bathing when it rains
- D.
All of the above
- 11.For Earth Day, I pledge to make a positive change(s) that will reduce my impact on the environment, such as switching to a reusable water bottle, reducing my daily water usage, or recycling more.
- A.
Agree
- B.
Disagree
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