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Reducing our Carbon Footprint

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The United States and China make up what percent of the worlds Carbon Footprint ?

a)

25%

b)

40%

c)

75%

d)

50%

2.

What percent of US emissions come from five common household activities (transport, heating, electricity, food, waste)?

a)

50%

b)

25%

c)

40%

d)

75%

3.

Which powerful greenhouse gas do cows burp?

a)

CO2

b)

Fluorinated gas

c)

Nitrous Oxide

d)

Methane

4.

Eating less meat can help reduce your carbon footprint.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

what is the largest category of items that get thrown in the trash?

a)

Plastic

b)

Cardboard

c)

Food

d)

Electronics

6.

Which 4 years have been the warmest on record?

a)

2019-2022

b)

2015-2018

c)

1984 -1988

d)

1965-1969

7.

400 all-time high temperatures were set in the northern hemisphere during the summer of ?

a)

2019

b)

1999

c)

2015

d)

2020

8.

How many all time temperature records were broke in the USA in 2019 ?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

30

d)

40

9.

Scientists agree that Global Temperatures must be below ___ above pre-industrial times.

a)

2 degree celsius

b)

3.5 degrees celsius

c)

1.5 degrees celsius

d)

5 degrees celsius

10.

Which country was the top CO2 emitter in 2017 ?

a)

United States

b)

Russia

c)

China

d)

India

11.

Fastest growing cities face the worse climate risk ?

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The Arctic Ocean may be ice-free in the summer as soon as the __________________.

a)

2030's

b)

2050's

c)

2100's

d)

2500;s

13.

Beef has a big carbon footprint.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Farmed shrimp has a smaller carbon footprint that lamb and pork.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Beans and nuts have a huge carbon footprint .

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Eating meat one less day a week can make a big impact in reducing your carbon footprint .

a)

true

b)

False

17.

Transportation has the smallest impact on most peoples carbon footprint.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Composting reduces green house gases.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Check all the energy sources that are renewable.

a)

Natural Gas

b)

Solar

c)

Oil

d)

Wind

e)

Hydro

20.

The average passenger car emits _____ pounds of CO₂ per mile driven.

a)

.50

b)

.78

c)

.25

d)

.48