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One World Quiz
Quiz yourself about pollution and its solution.
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One World.

It is all we have. It is all we are given.

It is something many of this world's population has been lax in taking care of. Only in recent years has being environmentally friendly become the "cool" thing to do, even though it has always been the right thing to do.

So what can you do? What has already been done? How good or bad is the situation, really?


The Challenge

Below, you will find twenty questions about the environment, where we stand with pollution, and things you can do today to help clean up our One World.


So what are you waiting for? Our One World is already waiting for you!


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1. Oceanic Temperature: Part A:
 According to an article on sciencedaily.com, a group of climate change experts who studied hurricanes found a 35 year trend toward warmer ocean temperatures which is often associated with more, and more powerful, hurricanes. How much warmer have the ocean waters, on average, become?
      .5 degrees Fahrenheit        
      1 degree Fahrenheit        
      1.5 degrees Fahrenheit        
      2 degrees Fahrenheit        
 
2. Oceanic Temperature: Part B:
 "That small amount of change in water temperature surely cannot make much of a difference in weather patterns," you may say. Then consider this: An average change in the world's ocean water temperature of 'that small amount' can result in which of the following.... for starters?
      a 4% decrease of atmospheric water vapor and a 6 to 8% decrease in rainfall        
      a 2% decrease of atmospheric water vapor and a 3 to 4% decrease in rainfall        
      a 2% increase of atmospheric water vapor and a 3 to 4% increase in rainfall        
      a 4% increase of atmospheric water vapor and a 6 to 8% increase in rainfall        
 
3. Earth Days:
 Did you know that there are actually two Earth Day celebrations every year? And they fall within weeks of each other. The United Nations observes Earth Day on the March equinox as tradition set it in 1969. The second Earth day, established by a US senator, is celebrated on April 22. Many speculations are given for the selection of this date. Among them is because of someone's birthday. Who's?
      Eddie Albert because of his early environmental work when international Earth Day was created        
      Vladimir Lenin because the whole idea of an Earth Day was actually a communist trick to subvert American children        
      Julius Sterling Morton who established Arbor Day as an American national holiday in 1872 in Nebraska        
      All of the above have been given as speculation for the selection of April 22.        
 
4. World Population:
 The 20th century saw tremendous growth in the world population. According to estimates of the United Nations, the world population hit the 6 billion mark on 12 October 1999. What was the estimated world population in 1900?
      970 million        
      1.38 billion        
      1.65 billion        
      2.43 billion        
 
5. Nuclear Power:
 While the United States and Russia (then the USSR) both had small nuclear power plants in operation, Queen Elizabeth officially opened the world's first fully operational, large-scale nuclear power plant. Power generated by this plant began to reach the London power grid within four hours. What year was Calder Hall opened?
      1954        
      1956        
      1958        
      1960        
 
6. Ozone:
 Like cholesterol, ozone comes in both good and bad varieties. The bad variety is located closer to the earth and is a major contributor to smog. But up in the stratosphere, what does the 'good ozone' do?
      Prevents water from evaporating into space        
      Converts carbon dioxide to breathable oxygen (O2)        
      Deflects solar storm magnetic bursts away from the earth        
      Provides protection from the sun's ultraviolet light        
 
7. Food:
 Farmer's Markets are a great way to get locally grown foods, usually from within 30 miles. These foods are frequently organic and do not have the added costs of the various middle-men and travel expenses. But most people get their foodstuffs from the grocery store. In America, what is the estimated distance food travels to get from the grower to the dinner plate?
      700 miles        
      1,500 miles        
      5,000 miles        
      7,500 miles        
 
8. Sugar:
 As you saw in the Food question above, food can travel quite some distance to get from farm to kitchen table. Here is an example of the extreme distance a food product can go. Hawaii is one of the world's largest producers of raw sugar cane. But for that sugar to end up in a Hawaiian restaurant, how many miles must it go?
      Less than 50 miles. It stays within the Island range        
      Almost 5,000 miles. To California and back        
      Almost 10,000 miles. Equivilant to half way around the world        
      Almost 25,000 miles. Equivilant to a trip around the world        
 
9. Light Bulbs:
 According to energystar.gov, compact florescent bulbs can use up to 75% less power and last up to 10 times as long as traditional incandescent bulbs. However, it is not recommended that you just throw them in the garbage when they are used up. Why?
      They contain mercury, a poisonous metal        
      The glass can be recycled into other usable items        
      They take 250 years to degrade        
      They can be recharged        
 
10. Water:
 Water is a valuable resource and something we cannot live without. But even if you turn off the water between washing and rinsing every time, if your faucet drips you are still wasting a lot of water. A house that has 5 leaky faucets dripping at a rate of 60 drips per minute, approximately how many gallons of water are wasted per day/per year?
      5 gallons/1,825 gallons        
      18 gallons/6,510 gallons        
      32 gallons/11,680 gallons        
      57 gallons/20,805 gallons        
 
11. Paper:
 It is estimated that only 1 out of every 10 newspapers are recycled. That converts to 12.9 million tons put into landfills, or approximately 5.9% of all landfill waste. But newspaper is only part of it. What percentage of landfill waste is attributed to paper and paper products?
      almost 30%        
      almost 35%        
      almost 40%        
      almost 45%        
 
12. Natural Pollution:
 To be fair, while human generated pollution is a major concern to the environment, Nature can be just as, if not more, damaging to the environment. Which of the following is considered to be the most hazardous natural pollutant?
      Earthquakes        
      Volcanos        
      Hurricanes        
      Lightning-sparked Fires        
 
13. Thermostat:
 We all know that lowering the thermostat in winter and raising it in summer can save on your energy bill. Adjusting the temperature by one degree for at least 8 hours can save as much as 1%. What are the recommended temperature settings for both comfort and savings?
      65 degrees, winter/ 85 degrees, summer        
      68 degrees, winter/ 78 degrees, summer        
      70 degrees, winter/ 75 degrees, summer        
      73 degrees year round        
 
14. Plastic:
 There are over 50 types of plastic in common use and for the most part they can be divided into seven types of recyclable material. This can be determined in your house by finding the recycling triangle which contains a number on the item, usually on the bottom. Without going to find some, do you know what category number is designated for Styrofoam products like disposable coffee cups and packaging peanuts?
      1        
      3        
      4        
      6        
 
15. Orbital Debris:
 The planet is not the only thing humankind is littering. The old saying is, "What goes up, must come down." Over 100,000 pieces of 'space garbage' are in orbit around the earth; from nuts and bolts to dead satellites and most of it is more dangerous to earth when falling back than natural meteorites. Approximately how many pieces are currently being tracked in orbit?
      Almost 9,000 pieces        
      Almost 21,000 pieces        
      Almost 33,000 pieces        
      Almost 47,000 pieces        
 
16. Alternate Energy Sources:
 The search for alternate energy sources has been going on for decades. And many types have slowly explored and developed for large scale use since the middle of the 20th century. But some sources have been used for centuries - even millennia. This is hopefully an easy question: Which of the following is the newest type to be developed
      Solar        
      Water        
      Wind        
      Nuclear        
 
17. The Three R's: Part A:
 Reduce, Reuse and Recycle are three key words in reducing the amount of waste that ends up on landfills around the world. Which of the following is an example of Reducing?
      Walking or riding a bike for trips of short distances instead of driving        
      Punching holes in empty, decorated coffee cans to make a candle lantern        
      Placing glass bottles in approved city bins to be picked up on specified garbage days        
      Watering the lawn and garden at 3PM        
 
18. The Three R's: Part B:
 What is an example of reusing?
      Watering the lawn and garden at sunset        
      Taking old newspapers and magazines to specified dumpsters at places like schools and churches        
      Leaving electronics like DVD players in standby mode when the house is empty        
      Using empty jam and jelly jars as drinking glasses        
 
19. The Three R's: Part C:
 What is an example of recycling?
      Changing out incandescent light bulbs for compact florescent bulbs        
      Taking books you won't read again to a used book store        
      Unplugging appliances such as the microwave and coffee maker when you are not at home        
      Drive your vehicle on underinflated tires        
 
20. One Last Question:
 Is there more that you can do to make the world a 'greener' place to live?
      Yes *Wink* (There's always something more everyone can do)        
      No (*ahem* The answer to this question is 'A')        
      No (No, really. The answer is 'A')        
      No (I'm serious. I wouldn't lie to you on this one. The answer is 'A')        
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