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WorksheetsGAAQ's Eco-School Quiz
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
What award is GAAQ striving to win this June 2020?
The Whittaker Distinguished Ecologist Award
The Green Flag Award
Champions of the Earth Award
Clean Air Excellence Award
What percent of students between the ages of 6-19 in Qatar have asthma (respiratory problems)?
2%
8%
14%
19%
If Qatar were to stop using its desalination plants today, in how many days would we Qatar run out of fresh water?
3
50
171
405
How many garbage bags does GAAQ produce in a single day?
50
120
160
200
Which is NOT one of GAAQ's three main areas of focus this year?
Climate Change
Waste
Biodiversity
Transportation
Is BIODIVERSITY important?
No, organisms don't need other organisms to survive.
Yes, because all living organisms interact with one another to create strong, healthy ecosystems.
No, humans can survive without plants, bugs and microorganisms.
What is CLIMATE CHANGE?
When seasons change from winter to summer.
A natural phenomenon that has always occurred on Earth.
Changes in climate patterns connected to the burning of fossil fuels.
Which form of WASTE would be hardest to reduce at GAAQ this year?
ENERGY (turning off lights, smartboards, phantom loads, etc. when not in use)
WATER (using reusable water bottles, washing hands efficiently, etc.)
NUCLEAR WASTE (not dumping classroom uranium into the fish pond, etc.)
GARBAGE (recycling paper, using less paper towels, bringing reusable containers to the cafeteria, etc.)
Which of the following is NOT true about GAAQ's new Smart Greenhouse (located across from the gym)?
The windows have gas in the handles that expand/contract with heat, therefore the windows open and close automatically.
It contains an aquaponic system with fish, a filter, a pump and vertical grow towers.
It is fully organic. (The soil, plants, fertilizers and pest control techniques are chemical free)
It has its own fire pit inside.
It has its own air conditioning system.
Which country has the highest CARBON DIOXIDE emissions per capita (per person) in the world?
USA
UAE
QATAR
CHINA
INDIA
Approximately how long does it take a plastic straw to break down (decompose)?
1 year
10 years
100 years
500 years
1000 years
In March, 2019, a whale was found to have died from swallowing too many plastic items. How many kilograms of plastics were found in its stomach?
1kg
8kg
24kg
40kg
52kg
What percent of food produced globally is lost or wasted?
5%
15%
30%
45%
Globally, how many plastic bottles do humans buy EVERY MINUTE?
1,000
10,000
100,000
1,000,000
10,000,000
Which of the 3R's of recycling is MOST helpful for the environment?
Recycle
Reuse
Reduce
How much garbage does the average Qatari resident produce EACH DAY?
0.5kg
0.9kg
1.3kg
1.8kg
2.7kg
Eco-School is the largest global sustainable school program in the world. There are over 51,000 schools from over 67 countries participating just like GAAQ. We hope to be awarded the Green Flag at the end of this school year.
How many other schools in Qatar have earned their Green Flag?
0
1
3
11
25
