This document appears to be a quiz about environmental issues. It contains questions in various categories related to energy, the greenhouse effect, recycling, the ozone layer, and other topics. The questions test knowledge about renewable and non-renewable energy sources, greenhouse gas emissions, the 3 R's of reduce, reuse, recycle, and how human activities impact climate change and the environment.
9. 400 points
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
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10. D. Leaving lights on
in only the rooms you
are moving between
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11. 500 points
Which sector produces the most
CO2?
A.Transportation
B. Manufacturing and
Construction
C.Electricity and heat production
D.Residences
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13. 100 points
What contributes to greenhouse gas
pollution?
A. driving cars, trains, planes, buses
B. heating or cooling your house
C. leaving the light or tv on when not
in use
D. All of the above
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15. 200 points
Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have
increased the most since which event?
A.Hurricane Katrina
B. When the first man walked on the moon
C. The Industrial Revolution
D. None of the above
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17. 300 points
How does the greenhouse effect warm global
temperatures?
A. It increases the amount of water in the world,
causing the temperatures to increase.
B. A layer of polluted gases in the atmosphere allows
solar radiation to enter the earth's atmosphere but
prevents it from escaping, thus increasing the
temperature
C. Everything in the world turns green and this causes
the temperature to change
D. All of the above
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18. B: A layer of polluted gases
in the atmosphere allows
solar radiation to enter the
earth's atmosphere but
prevents it from escaping,
thus increasing the
temperature
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19. 400 points
Global emissions of carbon dioxide jumped
by the largest amount on record in what
year?
A. 2000
B. 2005
C. 2007
D. 2010
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21. 500 points
If we replaced fossil fuel energy
with renewable energy, it would
reduce global greenhouse gas
emissions by:
A. 1200 million tons
B. not much
C.100 thousand tons
D.900 tons
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29. 400 points
How long will it take for
a plastic water bottle to
decompose?
A: 500 years
B: 1000 years
C: never
D: all of the above depending
on the type of plastic.
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30. D : all of the above
depending on the type of
plastic
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31. 500 points
What is a sanitary landfill?
A: a place where all trash is saved.
B: a site carefully built on or below the natural ground
using specific materials, for the controlled disposal of
waste.
C: a site used to store clean water.
D: a place used to store sewage waste.
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32. B: a site carefully built on or below the
natural ground using specific materials,
for the controlled disposal of waste.
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33. 100 points
Is the depletion of the
ozone layer good for the
Earth?
A: No, it isn ’t
B: Yes, it is
C: There is no way to know
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35. 200 points
W h ic h o f t h e s e s e n t e n c e s
a re tru e ?
A: The ozone layer produces oxygen and
carbon dioxide.
B: The ozone layer protects the DNA of all
surface dwelling life, by absorbing Ultra-
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36. B: The ozone layer
protects the DNA of
all surface dwelling
life by absorbing UV-
B from the sun
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37. 300 p o i n t s
Ho w d o e s t h e o z o n e l aye r p r o t e c t
t h e Ear t h ?
A: I t p r o t e c t s u s f r o m t h e r ad i at i o n o f t h e
s uns hi ne .
B: Oz o n e ab s o r b s UV- B n e ar Ear t h ’ s s u r f ac e
C: No n e ar e c o r r e c t
D : A an d B ar e c o r r e c t
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41. 500 points
Which of these gases cause the
depletion of the ozone layer?
A: Water Vapor, CFC’s (ChloroFluoroCarbons) and halons
B: Carbon Dioxide and Bromide Oxide (Volcanos)
C: Oxygen, Helium, and Hydrogen
Categories D: Both A and B are correct
43. 100 points
What would happen if the global average temperature rose 1
degree Celsius?
A: Nothing, 1 degree isn’t much
B: The arctic circle wouldn’t have ice caps all year round, and
lots of land would be flooded.
C: There would be more forest fires
D: It would snow during the summer
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44. B : t h e a r c t ic c ir c le
w o u ld n ’ t h a v e ic e
c a p s a ll y e a r r o u n d
a n d lo t s o f la n d
w o u ld b e f lo o d e d
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45. 200 points
Turning the heating down 1 degree Celsius can
reduce pollution by how much?
A: it won’t reduce any pollution
B: 150 kgs of CO2 per year
C: 225 kgs of CO2 per year
D: 300 kgs of CO2 per year
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47. 300 points
Among many other
pollutants, how much carbon
dioxide is emitted from a car
per year?
A: 16 000 pounds
B: 10 000 pounds
C: 800 pounds
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D: 400 pounds
49. 400 points
W h a t w o u ld h a p p e n if t h e g lo b a l
a ve ra g e te mp e ra tu re ro s e b y 3
d e g r e e s C e ls iu s ?
A : T h e e n t ir e E a r t h w o u ld f lo o d e x c e p t
f o r t h e m o u n t a in p e a k s
B : L if e c o n d it io n s w o u ld im p r o v e
b e c a u s e it w o u ld b e w a r m e r .
C : S e v e r e d r o u g h t s w o u ld o c c u r , w a t e r
s u p p ly w o u ld d e c r e a s e , a n d m a n y
g la c ie r s w o u ld d is a p p e a r .
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D : S e a a n im a ls w o u ld e v o lv e t o liv e o n
50. C: Severe droughts would
occur, water supply would
decrease, and many glaciers
would disappear.
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51. 500 points
_____ litres of water is needed to produce
1kg of beef, compared to corn which needs
_____ litres 1kg
A: 2000; 2000
B: 10 000; 20 000
C: 700; 350
D: 16 000; 900
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