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WorksheetsUnit 5: Environment Quiz
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 10mins
Overpopulation is an undesirable condition where the number of the existing human population exceeds the actual carrying capacity of Earth. What is the current average population increase?
9 million people per year
15 million people per year
43 million people per year
81 million people per year
Pollution is everywhere. From the trash thrown out on the freeway, to the millions of metric tons of pollution pumped into the atmosphere every year- it's obvious, pollution and waste are inescapable. How many people do not have access to clean water sources because of pollution?
2,400,000
24,000,000
240,000,000
2,400,000,000
Global warming is the current rise in temperature of the air and oceans. It happens because humans burn coal, oil and natural gas, and cut down forests. What is the expected average temperature rise in Belgium by 2100, if no action is taken?
0,5 degree Celsius
1 degree Celsius
5 degrees Celsius
9 degrees Celsius
Greenhouse gases are gases in Earth’s atmosphere that trap heat. They let sunlight pass through the atmosphere, but they prevent the heat that the sunlight brings from leaving the atmosphere. Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?
Tip: more than one correct answer.
CO2 (Carbon dioxide)
Water vapor
CH4 (Methane)
O3 (Ozone)
True or False:
Wasting less food is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
True
False
Which of the following are consequences associated with climate change?
The ice sheets are declining, glaciers are in retreat globally, and our oceans are more acidic than ever.
Surface temperatures are setting new heat records about each year.
More extreme weather like droughts, heat waves, and hurricanes.
Global sea levels are rising at an alarmingly fast rate — 17 centimetres in the last century alone and going higher.
What was agreed to in the "Paris Agreement" that came out of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21), held in Paris in 2015?
To protect biodiversity and end the deforestation of the world’s rainforests
To keep global temperature rise well below 2°C pre-industrial levels and to pursue a path to limit warming to 1.5°C
To limit sea level rise to 91 centimetres above current levels
To pursue a goal of 100% clean, renewable energy
Which of these countries emits the most carbon dioxide?
USA
China
Russia
UK
What percentage of the global greenhouse gas emissions does the transportation sector emit?
1%
14%
33%
70%
Globally, which of the following economic sectors emits the largest percentage of greenhouse gas emissions?
Transportation
Buildings
Industry
Electricity and heat production
What happens to plastic waste when left in the environment?
It is a biodegradable material so it eventually disintegrates.
It never fully goes away, it just breaks into little pieces.
There is no such thing as plastic waste, all plastic is recycled.
Why is plastic dangerous for marine life?
They mistake it for food and cannot digest it.
They can get tangled in it which hinders their ability to swim.
Bacteria on plastic can give coral diseases.
How many million tons of plastic are dumped in our oceans every year?
1
8
20
50
What percent of its plastic does the U.S. recycle?
8,7%
16,3%
32,5%
50,9%
95,1%
What percent of its plastic does the European Union recycle?
8,7%
16,3%
32,5%
50,9%
95,1%
Approximately, Americans use about how many plastic drinking straws per day?
25,000
100,000
250,000,000
500,000,000
True or false?
In the European Union single-use plastics like straws, cotton bud sticks, plates, cutlery ... are banned.
True
False
What percentage of U.S. crude oil (ruwe olie) consumption does plastic production account for?
1%
5%
30%
It doesn't account for any part because plastic is not made using oil.
On average, how long is a plastic bag used by a person before being thrown away?
12 minutes
24 hours
5 days
2 weeks
How many kilograms of fish does each person eat on average per year?
5,8 kilograms
10,5 kilograms
19,2 kilograms
35,6 kilograms
Deforestation refers to the decrease in forest areas across the world that are lost for other uses such as agricultural croplands, urbanization, or mining activities. How many million hectares of tropical forest disappear every year?
0,52 million hectares
1,55 million hectares
3,36 million hectares
In 2020, renewable energy represented 22.1 % of energy consumed in the EU. What's the percentage for Belgium?
13%
22%
33%
A country’s Overshoot Day is the date on which Earth Overshoot Day would fall if all of humanity consumed like the people in this country. The average worldwide Earth Overshoot Day is 29th July. When is Belgium's Overshoot Day?
26th March
21st July
1st September
14th October
