Earth Day Quiz. Fun Stuff <3
Earth. It's a planet... as far as we know. Science tells us that it's our home, the place where we live, breathe, and shave. But science also tells us that we're messing it up with pollution and naughty dancing. We must work together to preserve our planet, because all the bathrooms are here.
That's why we have Earth Day: to remind us that we only get one planet to destroy, so we'd better destroy it as slowly as possible. In honor of this ecotastic day, we put together a special quiz brimming with earthly wisdom and useful factlets.
1.The overwhelming consensus among the world's scientific organizations is that climate change is ________ .
A. Awesome.
B. Real, and attributable to human activities.
C. Fixed now because we turned off our blender.
D. Boooooooooooooooooring.
E. A left-wing plot to... uh... AL GORE SUCKS! *runs away*
2.Using ________ to get around instead of driving a car is a great way to reduce pollution.
A. The teleporter thing from The Fly
B. A bicycle
C. Public transportation
D. A giant cannon
E. Both B and C
3.The US Department of Energy reports that efficient ________ bulbs use only 25-35% of the power consumed by ________ bulbs.
A. fluorescent; incandescent
B. incandescent; fluorescent
C. thermonuclear; incandescent
D. fluorescent; wood-burning
E. incandescent; nonexistent
4.When a process or activity offsets its carbon emissions enough that its carbon footprint effectively reaches zero, it's said to be "carbon ________ ."
A. Friendly
B. Neutral
C. Hungry
D. Free
E. Fabulous
5.Tidal power involves harnessing ________ to generate electricity.
A. Nick Nolte, star of Prince of Tides
B. Seaweed
C. Ocean tides
D. The strange and unnatural energy emanating from Witch Mountain
E. The Kraken
6.To signify their commitment to environmental friendliness, many companies are "going ________ ."
A. Bankrupt
B. Wireless
C. INSANE WITH BARGAINS!
D. Green
E. Wild in Cancun
7.Earth Day was founded in 1970 by Gaylord Nelson, a prominent ________ from Wisconsin.
A. Dairy farmer
B. High school teacher
C. Senator
D. Rodeo clown
E. Gaylord
8.For an easy way to help the environment, don't ________ while brushing your teeth.
A. Eat
B. Drive to Iceland and turn a hairdryer on the nearest glacier
C. Invite your dog to watch
D. Let the water run
E. Both B. and D.
9.Good plumbing is important! A leaky ________ can waste as much as 200 gallons of water per day.
A. Glacier
B. Toilet
C. Fountain pen
D. Al Gore
E. Nation
10.A ________ cell is used to convert light into electricity.
A. Prison
B. Wind
C. Hydro
D. Solar
E. Terrorist
11.Al Gore's documentary on climate change, ________ ,won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
A. An Officer and a Gentleman
B. An American Werewolf in London
C. An Inconvenient Truth
D. An Affair to Remember
E. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
12.The ________ Protocol is a 1992 treaty that seeks to reduce and stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere to non-harmful levels.
A. Giant Space Laser
B. Atlantis
C. Earth
D. Kyoto
E. Bourne
13.Ecology is the scientific study of ________ .
A. College
B. The interaction between life and its environment
C. The interaction between Ralph Nader and his car
D. Rocks and minerals
E. A child's laughter
14.Carbon Credits are primarily used to _________ .
A. Buy goods and services in outer space
B. Decrease and regulate carbon dioxide emissions
C. Graduate from Carbon University
D. Make sure every American gets their fair share of carbon.
E. Give carbon the credit it deserves.
15.President Obama's New Energy for America plan will ensure that 10% of America's ________ will come from renewable sources by 2012.
A. Polar bears
B. Cadmium
C. Diesel fuel
D. Electricity
E. Corn
16.The US Department of Energy introduced the "ENERGY ________ certification to label appliances that meet strict standards of energy efficiency.
A. STAR
B. FRIEND
C. SAFE
D. GLOBE
E. WALRUS
17.When cooking small meals, ________ use less energy than ________ .
A. conventional ovens; microwave ovens
B. microwave ovens; light bulbs
C. forest fires; grease fires
D. conventional ovens; hundreds of tiny men
E. microwave ovens; conventional ovens
18.The Obama administration hopes to lay plans to reduce America's _______ emissions 80% by 2050.
A. Cigarette
B. Trans fat
C. Greenhouse gas
D. Polar bear
E. Automatic weapon
I know I havn't been on, but I hope I get the chance to update and such once this sememster is over. Yay summer<3
That's why we have Earth Day: to remind us that we only get one planet to destroy, so we'd better destroy it as slowly as possible. In honor of this ecotastic day, we put together a special quiz brimming with earthly wisdom and useful factlets.
1.The overwhelming consensus among the world's scientific organizations is that climate change is ________ .
A. Awesome.
B. Real, and attributable to human activities.
C. Fixed now because we turned off our blender.
D. Boooooooooooooooooring.
E. A left-wing plot to... uh... AL GORE SUCKS! *runs away*
2.Using ________ to get around instead of driving a car is a great way to reduce pollution.
A. The teleporter thing from The Fly
B. A bicycle
C. Public transportation
D. A giant cannon
E. Both B and C
3.The US Department of Energy reports that efficient ________ bulbs use only 25-35% of the power consumed by ________ bulbs.
A. fluorescent; incandescent
B. incandescent; fluorescent
C. thermonuclear; incandescent
D. fluorescent; wood-burning
E. incandescent; nonexistent
4.When a process or activity offsets its carbon emissions enough that its carbon footprint effectively reaches zero, it's said to be "carbon ________ ."
A. Friendly
B. Neutral
C. Hungry
D. Free
E. Fabulous
5.Tidal power involves harnessing ________ to generate electricity.
A. Nick Nolte, star of Prince of Tides
B. Seaweed
C. Ocean tides
D. The strange and unnatural energy emanating from Witch Mountain
E. The Kraken
6.To signify their commitment to environmental friendliness, many companies are "going ________ ."
A. Bankrupt
B. Wireless
C. INSANE WITH BARGAINS!
D. Green
E. Wild in Cancun
7.Earth Day was founded in 1970 by Gaylord Nelson, a prominent ________ from Wisconsin.
A. Dairy farmer
B. High school teacher
C. Senator
D. Rodeo clown
E. Gaylord
8.For an easy way to help the environment, don't ________ while brushing your teeth.
A. Eat
B. Drive to Iceland and turn a hairdryer on the nearest glacier
C. Invite your dog to watch
D. Let the water run
E. Both B. and D.
9.Good plumbing is important! A leaky ________ can waste as much as 200 gallons of water per day.
A. Glacier
B. Toilet
C. Fountain pen
D. Al Gore
E. Nation
10.A ________ cell is used to convert light into electricity.
A. Prison
B. Wind
C. Hydro
D. Solar
E. Terrorist
11.Al Gore's documentary on climate change, ________ ,won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
A. An Officer and a Gentleman
B. An American Werewolf in London
C. An Inconvenient Truth
D. An Affair to Remember
E. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
12.The ________ Protocol is a 1992 treaty that seeks to reduce and stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere to non-harmful levels.
A. Giant Space Laser
B. Atlantis
C. Earth
D. Kyoto
E. Bourne
13.Ecology is the scientific study of ________ .
A. College
B. The interaction between life and its environment
C. The interaction between Ralph Nader and his car
D. Rocks and minerals
E. A child's laughter
14.Carbon Credits are primarily used to _________ .
A. Buy goods and services in outer space
B. Decrease and regulate carbon dioxide emissions
C. Graduate from Carbon University
D. Make sure every American gets their fair share of carbon.
E. Give carbon the credit it deserves.
15.President Obama's New Energy for America plan will ensure that 10% of America's ________ will come from renewable sources by 2012.
A. Polar bears
B. Cadmium
C. Diesel fuel
D. Electricity
E. Corn
16.The US Department of Energy introduced the "ENERGY ________ certification to label appliances that meet strict standards of energy efficiency.
A. STAR
B. FRIEND
C. SAFE
D. GLOBE
E. WALRUS
17.When cooking small meals, ________ use less energy than ________ .
A. conventional ovens; microwave ovens
B. microwave ovens; light bulbs
C. forest fires; grease fires
D. conventional ovens; hundreds of tiny men
E. microwave ovens; conventional ovens
18.The Obama administration hopes to lay plans to reduce America's _______ emissions 80% by 2050.
A. Cigarette
B. Trans fat
C. Greenhouse gas
D. Polar bear
E. Automatic weapon
I know I havn't been on, but I hope I get the chance to update and such once this sememster is over. Yay summer<3