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What percent of all poisonings in the U.S. involve a child under age six?
a. 10 percent
b. 25 percent
c. 50 percent
d. 75 percent
How many USA lung cancer deaths each year are due to radon?
a. 200
b. 2,000
c. 20,000
d. 200,000
A typical light bulb wastes what percent of electricity?
a. 5 percent
b. 30 percent
c. 65 percent
d. 90 percent
Mercury should be carefully cleaned up and disposed of when you
a. visit the innermost planet
b. break a thermometer
c. transmute lead into gold
d. deliver messages quickly
In case of oil or chemical spill, who you gonna call?
a. the neighbors
b. the marines
c. the national response center
d. the garbage collector
What percent of U.S. morning traffic consists of students being driven to school?
a. 5
b. 10
c. 20
d. 35
Used oil from one oil change can contaminate how much fresh water?
a. none
b. 100 gallons
c. 10,000 gallons
d. 1 million gallons
AQI means:
a. Aquatic Quinine Indicators
b. A Quince Inside
c. Air Quality Index
d. Apres Quarantine Insights
What's one cause of hypoxia in the environment?
a. Spicy food
b. Greenhouses
c. Nutrient runoff
d. Drought
If your skin burns in ten minutes, what SPF sunblock should you use if you plan to be outside for 5 hours?
a. SPF 4
b. SPF 15
c. SPF 30
d. Just stay inside
Before you use a pesticide you should
a. wash your hands
b. wrap it in plastic
c. sweep the floor
d. read the label
What's the number one trash item found on beaches?
a. cigarette filters
b. plastic bottles
c. seaweed
d. food bags
Only you can prevent what fires?
a. local
b. urban
c. wild
d. small
Shade trees around your house can reduce your air conditioner bill by up to how much?
a. 10 percent
b. 25 percent
c. 50 percent
d. 75 percent
What percent of U.S. waste materials is potential compost?
a. 11 percent
b. 23 percent
c. 47 percent
d. 72 percent
Who organized the first Earth Day?
a. John F. Kennedy
b. Gaylord Nelson
c. Rachel Carson
d. Al Gore
How can a plastic bucket help protect the environment?
a. warning bell
b. recycling tote
c. scientific anchor
d. diaper pre-soak
What percent of U.S. morning traffic consists of students being driven to school?
a. 5
b. 10
c. 20
d. 35
What's not safe to throw out in your trash?
a. vacuum cleaner bags
b. domestic particulate waste
c. yard waste and cuttings
d. household hazardous waste
What type of trash takes up the most space in US landfills?
a. plastic
b. metal
c. paper
d. yard waste
Which U.S. state has the most acres of wetlands?
a. Minnesota
b. Louisiana
c. Florida
d. Alaska
How many tons of road salt are used each year in the United States?
a. 500 thousand
b. 2 million
c. 11 million
d. 97 million
How many USA lung cancer deaths each year are due to radon?
a. 200
b. 2,000
c. 20,000
d. 200,000
Household waste in the U.S. generally increases by how much over the holidays?
a. 50 thousand tons
b. 100 thousand tons
c. 1 million tons
d. 10 million tons
What percent of batteries are sold during the holidays?
a. 25
b. 40
c. 55
d. 70
Cruise ships generate a large volume of waste due to
a. exotic destinations
b. spicy food served
c. numbers of passengers
d. multiple time zones
Which symbol means recycling?
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How many USA lung cancer deaths each year are due to radon?
a. 200
b. 2,000
c. 20,000
d. 200,000
How many school days each year do children in the US miss due to asthma-related illness?
a. 1/2 million
b. 1 million
c. 14 million
d. 33 million
Why do some traffic signals look like dots?
a. a hallucination
b. to frighten birds
c. a cluster of tiny lights
d. recycled fish scales
A typical light bulb wastes what percent of electricity?
a. 5 percent
b. 30 percent
c. 65 percent
d. 90 percent
Mercury should be carefully cleaned up and disposed of when you
a. visit the innermost planet
b. break a thermometer
c. transmute lead into gold
d. deliver messages quickly
How clean is the electricity I use?
a. jolting
b. stunning
c. shocking
d. it depends
In case of oil or chemical spill, who you gonna call?
a. the neighbors
b. the marines
c. the national response center
d. the garbage collector
Choosing the most fuel-efficient vehicle saves you how much over the vehicle life?
a. $50
b. $200
c. $900
d. $1500
How can scrap tires help save the environment?
a. better education
b. make lots of swings
c. drive fewer miles
d. burn them for fuel
Used oil from one oil change can contaminate how much fresh water?
a. none
b. 100 gallons
c. 10,000 gallons
d. 1 million gallons
Photovoltaic panels create electricity from what source?
a. wind power
b. hybrid fuel
c. sunlight
d. water power
A typical light bulb wastes what percent of electricity?
a. 5 percent
b. 30 percent
c. 65 percent
d. 90 percent
EPA was created by reorganizing what?
a. scientific teams
b. business consortia
c. federal agencies
d. state groups
AQI means:
a. Aquatic Quinine Indicators
b. A Quince Inside
c. Air Quality Index
d. Apres Quarantine Insights
Urban areas can be how much warmer than surrounding rural areas?
a. no, colder
b. about the same
c. 2-10 F warmer
d. 15 F warmer
What's one way you can fight mosquitos?
a. Use tiny swords and shields
b. Install a protective force-field
c. Empty standing pools of water
d. Move to a cold climate
If your skin burns in ten minutes, what SPF sunblock should you use if you plan to be outside for 5 hours?
a. SPF 4
b. SPF 15
c. SPF 30
d. Just stay inside
Before you use a pesticide you should
a. wash your hands
b. wrap it in plastic
c. sweep the floor
d. read the label
A "red tide" is
a. marching lobsters
b. paprika oil spills
c. single-cell plants
d. toxic pollution runoff
What's the number one trash item found on beaches?
a. cigarette filters
b. plastic bottles
c. seaweed
d. food bags
How many school days each year do children in the U.S. miss due to asthma-related illness?
a. 1/2 million
b. 1 million
c. 14 million
d. 33 million
a. None
b. One
c. Two
d. All of them
Shade trees around your house can reduce your air conditioner bill by up to how much?
a. 10 percent
b. 25 percent
c. 50 percent
d. 75 percent
Only you can prevent what fires?
a. local
b. urban
c. wild
d. small
Who organized the first Earth Day?
a. John F. Kennedy
b. Gaylord Nelson
c. Rachel Carson
d. Al Gore
Why is it cheaper to recycle aluminum?
a. steel is expensive
b. requires more time
c. plastic is heavy
d. requires less energy
What percent of U.S. morning traffic consists of students being driven to school?
a. 5
b. 10
c. 20
d. 35
How can a plastic bucket help protect the environment?
a. warning bell
b. recycling tote
c. scientific anchor
d. diaper pre-soak
Mercury should be carefully cleaned up and disposed of when you
a. visit the innermost planet
b. break a thermometer
c. transmute lead into gold
d. deliver messages quickly
What type of trash takes up the most space in US landfills?
a. plastic
b. metal
c. paper
d. yard waste
What does the EPA seal mean?
a. pick flowers
b. the environment is round
c. don't pick flowers
d. a clean environment
How did old subway cars land in the Atlantic Ocean?
a. The "F" line didn't end at Coney Island
b. Creating calamity movie scenes
c. Put there to create artificial reefs
d. Sea salt is a natural exfoliant
How many tons of road salt are used each year in the United States?
a. 500 thousand
b. 2 million
c. 11 million
d. 97 million
Which U.S. state has the most acres of wetlands?
a. Minnesota
b. Louisiana
c. Florida
d. Alaska
Transportation consumes about what percent of the total energy used in the United States?
a. 10 percent
b. 25 percent
c. 33 percent
d. 50 percent
How old is EPA?
a. 25 years
b. 35 years
c. 50 years
d. 60 years
Water-efficient fixtures can save about how much water per home annually?
a. 1,500 gallons
b. 9,300 gallons
c. 54,000 gallons
d. 99,000 gallons
Household waste in the U.S. generally increases by how much over the holidays?
a. 50 thousand tons
b. 100 thousand tons
c. 1 million tons
d. 10 million tons
About how much can you save each year by installing a programmable thermostat?
a. $15
b. $40
c. $75
d. $100
What percent of batteries are sold during the holidays?
a. 25
b. 40
c. 55
d. 70
EPA was originally created by which US president?
a. John F. Kennedy
b. Lyndon Johnson
c. Richard Nixon
d. Jimmy Carter
Cruise ships generate a large volume of waste due to
a. exotic destinations
b. spicy food served
c. numbers of passengers
d. multiple time zones
How many USA lung cancer deaths each year are due to radon?
a. 200
b. 2,000
c. 20,000
d. 200,000
Which symbol means recycling?
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Mercury should be carefully cleaned up and disposed of when you
a. visit the innermost planet
b. break a thermometer
c. transmute lead into gold
d. deliver messages quickly
How many lightbulbs does it take to save $10 billion?
a. one
b. one in each home
c. 25 million
d. 10 billion
Before you use a pesticide you should
a. wash your hands
b. wrap it in plastic
c. sweep the floor
d. read the label
In case of oil or chemical spill, who you gonna call?
a. the neighbors
b. the marines
c. the national response center
d. the garbage collector
Used oil from one oil change can contaminate how much fresh water?
a. none
b. 100 gallons
c. 10,000 gallons
d. 1 million gallons
Photovoltaic panels create electricity from what source?
a. wind power
b. hybrid fuel
c. sunlight
d. water power
What is the most environmentally friendly way to get rid of garbage?
a. recycling
b. composting
c. use less stuff
d. landfilling
How can scrap tires help save the environment?
a. better education
b. make lots of swings
c. drive fewer miles
d. burn them for fuel
A simple test: The sun is at its most dangerous when the child's shadow is...
a. under a shady tree
b. longer than the child
c. hidden by clouds
d. shorter than the child
Why did they electrify a waterway near the Great Lakes?
a. monitor ship traffic
b. prevent harbor freezing
c. block invasive species
d. stop vegetation growth
What's the leading cause of water quality problems in the U.S. today?
a. factories
b. nonpoint sources
c. water treatment
d. toxic waste sites
Which symbol means recycling?
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If your skin burns in ten minutes, what SPF sunblock should you use if you plan to be outside for 5 hours?
a. SPF 4
b. SPF 15
c. SPF 30
d. Just stay inside
The average U.S. home can accumulate how many pounds of hazardous waste in one year?
a. 10 pounds
b. 50 pounds
c. 100 pounds
d. 500 pounds
AQI means:
a. Aquatic Quinine Indicators
b. A Quince Inside
c. Air Quality Index
d. Apres Quarantine Insights
A "red tide" is
a. toxic pollution runoff
b. paprika oil spills
c. single-cell plants
d. marching lobsters
Shade trees around your house can reduce your air conditioner bill by up to how much?
a. 10 percent
b. 25 percent
c. 50 percent
d. 75 percent
What's one way you can fight mosquitos?
a. Use tiny swords and shields
b. Install a protective force-field
c. Empty standing pools of water
d. Move to a cold climate
What's the number one trash item found on beaches?
a. cigarette filters
b. plastic bottles
c. seaweed
d. food bags
Wetlands provide:
a. natural water filtration
b. habitat for commercial fisheries
c. protection against flooding
d. all of the above
What percent of U.S. waste materials is potential compost?
a. 11 percent
b. 23 percent
c. 47 percent
d. 72 percent
How many people celebrated the first Earth Day?
a. 500,000
b. 1.2 million
c. 20 million
d. 100 million
What type of trash takes up the most space in US landfills?
a. paper
b. metal
c. plastics
d. yard waste
What percent of all poisonings in the U.S. involve a child under age six?
a. 10 percent
b. 25 percent
c. 50 percent
d. 75 percent
How many tons of road salt are used each year in the United States?
a. 500 thousand
b. 2 million
c. 11 million
d. 97 million
What would you find on a site about "el medio ambiente"?
a. ambient French music
b. environmental information in Spanish
c. German-Spanish dictionary
d. singing with gusto in Italian
Choosing the most fuel-efficient vehicle saves you how much over the vehicle life?
a. $50
b. $200
c. $900
d. $1500
What percentage of US homes have a septic system?
a. 5 percent
b. 15 percent
c. 25 percent
d. 45 percent
By 2010, consumer electronics and small appliances could account for about how much of a typical home's electricity bill?
a. 5 percent
b. 10 percent
c. 20 percent
d. 30 percent
Household waste in the U.S. generally increases by how much over the holidays?
a. 50 thousand tons
b. 100 thousand tons
c. 1 million tons
d. 10 million tons
About what size are "PM 2.5" airborne pollution particles, which are associated with serious health problems such as asthma and bronchitis?
a. 1/3 the size of a chickpea
b. 1/30 the size of a human hair
c. 1/300 the size of a starfish
d. 1/3000 the size of an coconut-laden swallow
About how many people use the Great Lakes as their source for drinking water?
a. 5 million
b. 10 million
c. 30 million
d. 50 million
Recycling aluminum cans saves what percent of the energy required to make the same amount of aluminum from raw ore?
a. 35 percent
b. 55 percent
c. 75 percent
d. 95 percent
How do children become lead poisoned?
a. Put their hands or other objects covered with lead dust in their mouths.
b. Consume paint chips or soil that contains lead.
c. Breathe in lead dust (especially during removal of old paint).
d. All of the above
How many school days each year do children miss nationally due to asthma-related illness?
a. 1/2 million
b. 1 million
c. 14 million
d. 25 million
Which is the largest estuary in the country?
a. Long Island Sound
b. Barataria-Terrebonne
c. Chesapeake Bay
d. Puget Sound
If instructed to boil water, you should boil it for:
a. 30 seconds
b. 1 minute
c. 3 minutes
d. 5 minutes
e. 1 hour
Being Sunwise: What ratio of Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime?
a. One in five
b. One in ten
c. One in a hundred
d. One in a thousand
July 22, 2004 Quiz: When should you be most concerned about sun exposure?
a. During a solar eclipse
b. Early morning
c. Middle of the day
d. Late afternoon
e. Riding in a convertible
July 13, 2004 Quiz: The Great Lakes contain what percent of the nation's and world's freshwater supply respectively?
a. 25; 5
b. 50; 10
c. 90; 20
d. 100 of both - that's why they're GREAT
June 28, 2004 Quiz: If your skin burns in ten minutes, what SPF sunblock should you use if you plan to be outside for 5 hours?
a. SPF 4
b. SPF 15
c. SPF 30
d. Just stay inside
June 16, 2004 Quiz: How did
old New York City subway cars land in the Atlantic Ocean?
a. The "F" line
ends on Coney Island
b. To create calamity movie scene
c. Put there to create artificial reefs
d. Free car wash
June 10, 2004 Quiz: If you
drive 20,000 miles a year and gas is $2.25/gal., how much money will you
save if you drive a hybrid instead of a large SUV?
a. $100
b. $500
c. $1100
d. $2400
May 24, 2004 Quiz: Which creates
more pollution, the average car or the average home?
a. average car
b. average home
c. about the same
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