Going Green 2017

What are fossil fuels?

• coal, oil, kerosene
• oil, petroleum, coal
• gas, coal, fire
• coal, oil, gas

Which is NOT an effect of the Earth getting warmer?

• temperatures raise
• more insects
• bird migrations change
• flowers bloom early

Why is climate change bad?

• more drought
• more flooding 
• spread of disease
• all of these

The greenhouse effect is 

• when carbon dioxide gets trapped
• \when plants grow too much
• always bad
• not real

What is clean source power?

• coal 
• solar
• wind
• both solar and wind

Which would NOT help the environment?

• turn off TV when not using
• using microwaves and not ovens
• turn off lights when not in use
• walk/ ride bikes more often

Water is:

• water is still being made
• a natural resource
• always drinkable
• available everywhere

Most of our food waste can be ____.

• throw away
• composted
• repurposed
• recycled

An apple core begins to decompose in 8 weeks, a brown paper bag takes about a month.  How long does it take a plastic bottle to begin decomposition?

• 10 years
• 100 years 
• 700 years
• 7,000 years

Most water on Earth is 

• drinkable and delicious
• salty or frozen
• in lakes and streams
• none of the above