Earth Buddies' Quiz

Without the greenhouse effect, what would Earth's normal temperature be?
1. 225 degrees Fahrenheit during the day, and -225 at night
2. 200 degrees Fahrenheit during the day, and -200 at night
3. 175 degrees Fahrenheit during the day, and -175 at night
4. 250 degrees Fahrenheit during the day, and -250 at night
What are the names of three heat trapping gases found in the atmosphere?
1. Nitrogen, carbon and helium
2. Methane, carbon and CFC's
3. Nitrogen, hydrogen and methane
4. CFC's, hydrogen and helium
The Kyoto Protocol was developed to slow the progression of what problem?
1. The carbon cycle
2. The spread of viruses
3. Global warming
4. All of the above
How can you help stop global warming?
1. Turn off the lights when not in use
2. Run dishwasher/dryer/washer only when full
3. Plant a tree
4. All of the above
What type of forests constantly have mists over them?
1. Buck
2. Rain
3. Cloud
4. Sleet
How many Christmas trees are bought every year?
1. 82,345
2. 30 million
3. 439 trillion
4. none
What should you do with leftover ice and drinking water?
1. Pour it in a sink
2. Pour it on plants
3. Throw it in the garbage can
4. Nothing
About how many people don't have access to safe drinking water?
1. Less than 1,000,000
2. More than 1,000,000
3. 10,000,000
4. More than 1,000,000,000
What are the 4 main reasons why we need to use the three R's?
1. Save energy, give more people jobs, win a worldwide recycling contest, and decrease the use of incinerators
2. Reduce pollution, save space, save energy, and to save natural resources
3. Save space, decrease the use of incinerators, and to save natural resources
4. To help fight global warming, save energy, lessen the need to use toxic chemicals in manufacturing and to give more people jobs
What would someone who is good at recycling do?
1. Buy things they can't recycle
2. Throw newspapers in the garbage
3. Tell other people to use disposable garbage bags
4. Refuse to buy things they only use once
How many pounds of garbage does the average American produce in two days?
1. 9.2 pounds
2. 10.5 pounds
3. 7.1 pounds
4. 12.8 pounds
What material takes up the most landfill space?
1. Cardboard
2. Food waste
3. Newspapers
4. Plastic bags
Which of the following is a way to conserve electricity?
1. Run your dishwasher only when it is full
2. Put furniture in front of heating/air conditioning vents
3. Never turn off lights when you leave a room
4. Don't plant trees in your yard
When did the first power plant open?
1. 1875
2. 1869
3. 1887
4. 1882
What are some reasons to conserve electricity?
1. We can save money
2. To use less of the earth's non-renewable resources
3. To reduce pollution
4. All of the above