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Diamond IQ Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How much water does it take, on average, to produce a pair of cotton jeans?

a)

100 litres

b)

1000 litres

c)

10,000 litres

d)

100,000 litres

2.

How many deaths are there annually as a result of exposure to outdoor air pollution?

a)

3.7 million

b)

2.5 million

c)

1.6 million

d)

5.9 million

3.

True or false; environmental pollution exposure during pregnancy is not a risk factor for pre-term (premature) birth.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which of the following forest landscape restoration activities is the most efficient at removing carbon from the atmosphere?

a)

Planted forests and woodlots

b)

Natural regeneration

c)

Mangrove restoration

d)

Agroforestry

5.

True or false; biomass burning in one home can be a source of indoor air pollution for several homes.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Exposure to indoor second hand smoke, dirty cooking fuel, and dampness increases the risk of which infectious disease in children?

a)

Malaria

b)

Cholera

c)

Tuberculosis

d)

Mumps

7.

How much CO2 was removed from the atmosphere by Brazilian forest plantations between 1990 and 2016?

a)

789 Gigatones

b)

1246 Gigatones

c)

1669 Gigatones

d)

548 Gigatones

8.

Which three countries did NOT sign the Paris Climate Treaty?

a)

The US, Syria, and Nicaragua

b)

The US, Brazil, and Uruguay

c)

The US, Uzbekistan, and Mexico

d)

The US, Indonesia, and China

9.

Evidence suggests that certain foods can help protect against the effects of environmental pollutants on the health of fetuses and therefore pregnant women are encouraged to consume them. Which of the following is an example of a protective food from the prenatal ‘epigenetics diet’?

a)

Green tea

b)

Fish

c)

Tumeric

d)

All of the above

10.

Human Biomonitoring (HBM) is a well-established worldwide-applied methodology to assess whether and to what extent substances have entered the body. Which of these countries have established legislation for mandatory HBM programmes?

a)

Switzerland

b)

China

c)

Germany

d)

Slovenia

11.

About how long does it take a Styrofoam cup to decompose?

a)

200 years

b)

400 years

c)

300 years

d)

10 years

12.

What is the most common type of trash thrown away by Americans?

a)

Glass

b)

Paper products and cardboard

c)

Aluminium

d)

Chemical wastes

13.

Three Mile Island was the site of what disaster?

a)

The worst nuclear explosion in history

b)

The worst forest fires in US history

c)

The worst oil spill in US history

d)

The worst accident in US nucleor-reactor history

14.

Which country uses the most energy in the world?

a)

China

b)

America

c)

Russia

d)

United Kingdom

15.

How much of the world's water is available for human use?

a)

97%

b)

3%

c)

23%

d)

less than 1%