Gnavitas Quiz

Carbon Dioxide is the most potent greenhouse gas

• True

• False

Solar energy cannot completely serve modern energy needs

• True

• False

Coal power plants cause more death than Nuclear power plants

• True

• False

Modern idea of energy conservation dates back to the 1800s

• True

• False

Efficiency of a diesel engine is 80%

• True

• False

Identify the individual

• Isaac Newton

• James Watt

• Christiaan Huygens

• James Prescot Joule

What was the importance of this 2015 international meeting?

• Paris Agreement was signed

• Ozone Hole finally recovered

• Kyoto Protocol was ratified

• Scientists declared global warming an emergency

When was the Department of Atomic Energy founded?

• 1950

• 1954

• 1948

• 1957

This is the tallest building with an energy efficiency rating from Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. (LEED) Identify it.

• One World Trade Center

• Willis Tower

• Shanghai Tower

• Empire State Building

This is a heat pump. This also a very old technology we are familiar with. What is it?

• Water Heater

• Air Conditioner

• Rainwater Harvester

• Carbon Capture