Environmental Science math Quiz

Producing 1 kilogram of beef requires approximately 15,000 liters of water. If a person consumes 10 kilograms of beef in a month, how many liters of water does this require annually?

• 120,000 liters

• 60,000 liters

• 1,800,000 liters

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Burning 1 metric ton of coal produces about 2,460 kilograms of CO₂. If a power plant burns 5,000 metric tons of coal monthly, how many metric tons of CO₂ does it emit annually?

• 123,000 metric tons

• 246,000 metric tons

• 14,760 metric tons

• 147,600 metric tons

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A coastal city generates 2,000 kilograms of plastic waste daily. How many metric tons of plastic waste does it accumulate over a year? (1 metric ton = 1,000 kg)

• 73 metric tons

• 720 metric tons

• 730 metric tons

• 740 metric tons

If 1 acre of farmland requires 100,000 gallons of water per season, how many liters of water are needed for 500 acres over 2 seasons? (1 gallon = 3.785 liters)

• 370,500,000 liters

• 385,000,000 liters

• 378,500,000 liters

A wastewater treatment plant treats 2,500 gallons of water per hour. How many cubic meters of water can it treat in a week? (1 gallon = 0.003785 cubic meters; 1 week = 168 hours)

• 1,620 cubic meters

• 1,590 cubic meters

• 1,592 cubic meters

A wind turbine generates 3 megawatts of power per hour. If it operates for 2,500 hours annually, how many kilowatt-hours of energy does it produce each year? (1 megawatt = 1,000 kilowatts)

• 7,250,000 kWh

• 8,000,000 kWh

• 7,500,000 kWh

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If deforesting 1 acre releases 200 metric tons of CO₂, how many metric tons of CO₂ are released when 15,000 acres are deforested over 2 years?

• 2,500,000 metric tons

• 4,000,000 metric tons

• 3,000,000 metric tons

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A farmer applies 20 pounds of fertilizer per acre. If the farm spans 1,000 acres, how many kilograms of fertilizer are applied in total? (1 pound = 0.4536 kilograms)

• 8,870 kilograms

• 9,092 kilograms

• 9,072 kilograms

A car emits 200 grams of CO₂ per mile. If a driver travels 12,000 miles annually, how many metric tons of CO₂ does the car emit in a year? (1,000 grams = 1 kilogram; 1,000 kilograms = 1 metric ton)

• 2.2 metric tons

• 2.3 metric tons

• 2.4 metric tons

A city with 100,000 people uses an average of 150 liters of water per person daily. How many cubic meters of water does the city use in a month (30 days)? (1,000 liters = 1 cubic meter)

• 420,000 cubic meters

• 430,000 cubic meters

• 450,000 cubic meters