Carbon footprints quiz

What gas is increasing in large amounts due to human activities?

• BP
• carbon dioxide
• oxygen
• diesel

Which food is biggest contributer in emmision of greenhouse gases

• green leafy vegetables

• junk food

• beef

• fried food

Which one of the following is not the way of preventing the emmision of carbon footprints?

• Walking

• Biking

• Driving less

• Using your own private vehicles to travel

Which of the following institutions provides free online personal carbon footprints calculators?

• Harvard University

• Carbonstory

• University of California

• Berkeley's CoolClimate Network research consortium

• All b,c,d

In which year was the concept of carbon footprints introduced?

• 1981

• 1986

• 1991

• 1990

Which two scientists first used the term CARBON FOOTPRINTS?

• William E.Rees

• Mathis Wackernagel

• Both a and b

• L. Whitmarsh

Which activities help to reduce your carbon footprint?

• Taking shorter showers

• Buying less new clothing

• Walking to school

• Watching tv

What is the biggest contributor to a person's carbon footprint?

• trash production

• cars

• electricity use

• gas heating

"Transferring item to the retailer" is an example of direct or indirect carbon emmisions?

• Direct emmisions

• Indirect emmisions

• Both of the above

• None of the above

What is it called when carbon is always traveling from place to place and taking different forms in the process.

• fun
• The Obama Effect
• Chocolate Chip Cookie
• Carbon Cycle