Climate Solutions Quiz

How many pounds of trash a day does the average American throw out?

• 0.5 pounds per day

• 1.8 pounds per day

• 8.2 pounds per day

• 500 pounds per day

What is the biggest category of items that gets thrown into the trash?

• Plastics

• Food

• Paper and Cardboard

• Old Socks

How much food that is produced doesn't get eaten in America?

• 10%

• 20%

• 30%

• 40% of all food!

How long does it take styrofoam to break down?

• 1 week

• 2 years

• 500 years

• It never fully breaks down!

How many straws are thrown out in the US each day?

• 20 million

• 200 thousand

• 200 million

• 2 million

What is the biggest water hog in an average household?

• Taking showers

• Watering the lawn

• Flushing the toilet

• Washing dishes. . . no fun!

You use about ___ gallons of water if you leave the water running while brushing your teeth.

• 1

• 3

• 8

• 881

What do you call an appliance that uses electricity even when it's turned off?

• An Electricity Mosquito

• Appliances don't do that!

• An Energy Vampire

• A toaster

What is Carbon Dioxide (CO2)?

• A greenhouse gas that heats the planet and causes climate change.

• What plants breathe in to grow and thrive!

• What makes the bubbles in your soda.

• What we breathe out!