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Test your knowledge of sustainable living!
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1
What generally accounts for the greatest use of water in the home?
Landscaping
Dishwasher
Washing machine
Shower
2
About how much CO2 does a gallon of gasoline add to the atmosphere?
5 pounds
40 pounds
100 pounds
20 pounds
3
How many gallons of water are used in a 5 minute shower?
10-20
5-10
Less than 5
20-30
4
True or False: Washing dishes by hand saves more water than using a dishwasher.
False
True
5
Which of the following uses the least amount of energy?
The microwave
The refrigerator
The toaster oven
The stove
6
True or False: Cutting down on shower time can also cut greenhouse gas emissions
True
False
7
How many trees does the average American consume in paper and wood products a year?
7 trees
15 trees
1 tree
5 trees
8
How much more energy do Americans use per person than the typical developing country?
20 times
10 times
15 times
5 times
9
Plastics appear in which of the following?
Your clothes
All of the above
Your carpets
Our food
10
What are plastics made out of?
Coal
Petroleum and Natural gas
Limestone
11
How much energy does recycling just one aluminum can save?
Enough topower a TV for 3 hours
Enough to power the average American home for 4days
Enough to power a microwave for 30 minutes
Enough to power a computer for 15 minutes
12
How much paper is wasted in the United States each year?
24.6 tons
54.3 tons
71.8 tons
91.2 tons
13
What’s the biggest consumer of power in homes?
Refrigerator
Iron
Hair dryer
Clothes dryer
14
Of the energy used in the United States per year, how much is used by office buildings?
10%
50%
34%
19%
15
When you go shopping, what type of bag should you choose?
Bring your own bag
Plastic
Paper
16
Do cell phone chargers, fans, printers, etc. consume energy even when they are not turned off?
Sometimes
No
Yes
17
What percent of U.S. landfills is made up of food scraps that could have been composted?
25%
18%
11%
5%
18
How many disposable water bottles did the average American use last year?
20
43
167
352
19
How much water can a leaky toilet waste a day?
150 gallons
100 gallons
200 gallons
50 gallons
20
Green roofs can help do which of the following?
Filter rainwater
Moderate a city's climate
All of the above
Decrease building cooling cost
21
On average, how many aluminum soda cans are used in the United States each year?
90 million
3 billion
120 million
80 billion
22
True or False: Caulking your windows and doors is the easiest way to save energy.
False
True
23
Running a lawn mower for one hour is equal to:
Cutting down 100 trees
Leaving the lights on for an hour
All of the above
Driving a car for 20 miles
24
How much can you save every year by replacing your standard showerhead with a water saving one?
10,000 gallons
15,000 gallons
5,000 gallons
20,000 gallons
25
Which saves more energy: turning your computer off at night or putting it to sleep?
Putting it in sleep mode
Turning it off
26
A typical glass bottle would take ___ years to decompose.
It will never break down
150 years
4000 years
20 years
