What year did Earth Day begin?
1990
1980
1970
1960
On average, what is the approximate daily home water use for each person in the US?
50 gallons
100 gallons
25 gallons
200 gallons
On average, what percentage of household water is used outdoors for watering lawns and gardens?
70-90%
30-50%
10-20%
50-70%
Approximately what percentage of the water in the world can be used to meet the agricultural, residential, manufacturing, community and personal needs of humans
5%
1%
25%
40%
Approximately how many sheets of 100% new, white copy paper can be made from a tree that is roughly 40 feet tall and 6-8 inches in diameter?
2,000
50,000
20,000
8,000
In the average home, which of the following uses the most water?
Flushing the toilet
A 10 minute shower
Washing one load of clothes
Taking a bath
For approximately how long can a person live without water?
One week
Four days
Two weeks
Two days
Which of the following takes the longest time to break down or disintegrate?
A disposable diaper
A six-pack holder
A plastic bottle or other hard plastic container
An aluminum can
Which of the following accounts for the greatest percentage of total waste in the U.S.?
Plastic
Yard trimmings
Glass
Paper
Which of the following home appliances consumes the most electricity?
A space heater
A hair dryer
A computer and monitor
A water heater
Which of the following accounts for the greatest percentage of a typical home energy bill?
Heating and cooling
Electronics
The clothes dryer
A refridgerator
Which of the following is NOT a renewable resource
Ethanol
Methanol
Natural gas
Hydrogen
What substance is released into the atmosphere when solid waste, fossil fuels, and wood products are burned?
Hydrogen Peroxide
Carbon dioxide
Calcium sulfate
Sodium chloride
Which of the following US government environmental acts was NOT a result of the first Earth Day demonstrations?
Clean Air Act
Clean Day Act
Endangered Species Act
National Wash-Your-Car-Day
More than half of the breathable oxygen in the world comes from where?
Flowering plants
The forest
The ocean
Clouds
How much of the world’s oxygen is produced by just the Amazon rainforest?
20%
5%
1%
10%
