Sustainability Quiz Year 9

Which of these is NOT an environmental issue?

• Pollution
• Oil Spills
• Space Exploration
• Over Population

Sustainable means

• using a lot of energy
• being able to last for a long time by creating as much as you use
• Being able to cause a stain

Hydroelectricity is power through

• wind
• sun
• water

Which is NOT a way to decrease your ecological footprint?

• Eating less meat and processed foods
• Walking or biking to school
• Turning off electricity and water when you're not using it. 
• Driving a large car around for fun.

What is NOT a sustainable practice?

• recycling
• reducing
• reusing
• buying 

A resource that can replenish itself is...

• Renewable

• Non-renewable

Geothermal Power is made from 

• pumping water into the earth to create steam that powers a turbine
• smashing rocks into little bits to make oil
• the sun
• burning leftover potatoes

Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

• Wind
• Coal
• Solar
• Biomass

Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......

• require expensive equipment
• take millions of years to replace
• can be found all over 
• provide all the energy we use

Which of the below is an example of renewable energy?

• Oil

• Coal

• Solar