Your role in the Green Environment

The average American generates ____pounds of solid waste in a day.

• 1

• 4.5

• 6.5

• 8

Most energy consumed in the US is produced using

• fossil fuels

• renewable energy

• solar energy

• nuclear energy

Everyday products require a _______ of energy to be produced

• alternative

• minimal

• a large amount

• renewable

A vehicle produces the greatest amount of air pollution when

• the engine is running

• engine is hot

• engine is cold

• vehicle is operated at high speeds

The area of human activity that consumes the most energy is

• transportation

• building construction and operation

• industrial manufacturing

• heavy engineering and infrastructure

A brownfield is a(n)

• wet land

• wildlife reuge

• ecological resource

• area that may be contaminated

Rainwater harvesting and graywater are

• alternative sources of water

• unsutainable

• contaminated with pathogens

• unsafe sources of water.

The single greatest contributor to the US carbon footpring is

• deforestation

• fossil fuels usage

• acquifier depletion

• soil erosion

Bioswales are engineered basins used to

• percolate water back into the soil

• convey water to the stormwater sewer

• transport water to the treatment plant

• contaminate local streams

Deforestation contributes to global warming by

• increasing runoff

• increasing stream pollution

• decreasing habitats

• causing an imbalance in the carbon cycle