Environmental Conservation Quiz

What are the three key actions mentioned to help the environment?

• Recycling, reducing, and reusing

• Saving water, using electric cars, and composting

• Conserving, cleaning up, and chiming in

• Planting trees, using solar energy, and biking

When did humans start making a major impact on the environment?

• During the 20th century

• In the last 50 years

• Over the last 200 years

• Since the beginning of time

What was a significant consequence of the industrial revolution?

• Increase in renewable energy use

• Reduction in waste production

• Start of pollution as we know it

• Decrease in population

What happens when forests are destroyed?

• Increase in oxygen levels

• Homes of animals are destroyed

• More renewable resources are available

• Decrease in carbon dioxide

What is a major problem with plastic containers?

• They do not contribute to pollution

• They are renewable

• They require a lot of oil to produce

• They are biodegradable

How much trash does an average person in the United States produce daily?

• 3 kilograms

• 4 kilograms

• 2 kilograms

• 1 kilogram

What is one simple way to conserve energy?

• Leaving lights on

• Turning off lights when not in use

• Using more plastic

• Increasing thermostat temperature in winter

How can you make your voice heard about environmental issues?

• Ignoring the problem

• Writing to government representatives

• Using more fossil fuels

• Throwing trash on the ground