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1) What is the single biggest source of air pollution?
a) Factories
b) Airplanes
c) Transportation Vehicles
d) Peoples' Homes
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2) How many species are estimated to go extinct every year?
a) 30
b) 58
c) 275
d) 137
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3) In what year was the nuclear disaster at Chernobyle?
a) 1966
b) 1976
c) 1986
d) 1996
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4) What percentage of the U.S. petroleum is imported?
a) 25% - 35%
b) 33% - 40%
c) 50% - 60%
d) 75% - 85%
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5) How many trees would be saved if everyone recycled their Sunday newspaper?
a) 10,000
b) 500,000
c) 50,000
d) 7,000
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6) Which of the following countries currently recycles the most paper?
a) United States
b) Japan
c) Germany
d) Netherlands
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7) How much lighter are glass and plastic bottles compared to the 1970's.
a) 2%
b) 10%
c) 50%
d) 30%
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8) Global newspaper consumption was 140 million tons in 1970. What was the amount consumed in 2000?
a) 100 million tons
b) 210 million tons
c) 310 million tons
d) 710 million tons
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9) How much has the world's population increased since the first Earth Day in 1970?
a) Almost doubled
b) Remained the same
c) Tripled
d) Slightly increased
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10) What year did the global population reach 1 billion?
a) 1900
b) 1800
c) 1700
d) 1600 |
