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Micah L
Guest
The US Department of Energy reports that efficient ________ bulbs use only 25-35% of the power consumed by ________ bulbs.
A. fluorescent; incandescent
B. incandescent; fluorescent
C. thermonuclear; incandescent
D. fluorescent; wood-burning
E. incandescent; nonexistent
2.President Obama's New Energy for America plan will ensure that 10% of America's ________ will come from renewable sources by 2012.
A. Polar bears
B. Cadmium
C. Diesel fuel
D. Electricity
E. Corn
3.When cooking small meals, ________ use less energy than ________ .
A. conventional ovens; microwave ovens
B. microwave ovens; light bulbs
C. forest fires; grease fires
D. conventional ovens; hundreds of tiny men
E. microwave ovens; conventional ovens
4.When a process or activity offsets its carbon emissions enough that its carbon footprint effectively reaches zero, it's said to be "carbon ________ ."
A. Friendly
B. Neutral
C. Hungry
D. Free
E. Fabulous
5.Earth Day was founded in 1970 by Gaylord Nelson, a prominent ________ from Wisconsin.
A. Dairy farmer
B. High school teacher
C. Senator
D. Rodeo clown
E. Gaylord
6.Al Gore's documentary on climate change, ________ ,won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
A. An Officer and a Gentleman
B. An American Werewolf in London
C. An Inconvenient Truth
D. An Affair to Remember
E. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
7.Roughly 85% of all energy produced in the United States comes from ________ .
A. Clowns
B. Fossil fuels
C. Horses
D. Garbage
E. Plutonium nuggets
8.To signify their commitment to environmental friendliness, many companies are "going ________ ."
A. Bankrupt
B. Wireless
C. INSANE WITH BARGAINS!
D. Green
E. Wild in Cancun
9.Ecology is the scientific study of ________ .
A. College
B. The interaction between life and its environment
C. The interaction between Ralph Nader and his car
D. Rocks and minerals
E. A child's laughter
10.Good plumbing is important! A leaky ________ can waste as much as 200 gallons of water per day.
A. Glacier
B. Toilet
C. Fountain pen
D. Al Gore
E. Nation
A. fluorescent; incandescent
B. incandescent; fluorescent
C. thermonuclear; incandescent
D. fluorescent; wood-burning
E. incandescent; nonexistent
2.President Obama's New Energy for America plan will ensure that 10% of America's ________ will come from renewable sources by 2012.
A. Polar bears
B. Cadmium
C. Diesel fuel
D. Electricity
E. Corn
3.When cooking small meals, ________ use less energy than ________ .
A. conventional ovens; microwave ovens
B. microwave ovens; light bulbs
C. forest fires; grease fires
D. conventional ovens; hundreds of tiny men
E. microwave ovens; conventional ovens
4.When a process or activity offsets its carbon emissions enough that its carbon footprint effectively reaches zero, it's said to be "carbon ________ ."
A. Friendly
B. Neutral
C. Hungry
D. Free
E. Fabulous
5.Earth Day was founded in 1970 by Gaylord Nelson, a prominent ________ from Wisconsin.
A. Dairy farmer
B. High school teacher
C. Senator
D. Rodeo clown
E. Gaylord
6.Al Gore's documentary on climate change, ________ ,won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
A. An Officer and a Gentleman
B. An American Werewolf in London
C. An Inconvenient Truth
D. An Affair to Remember
E. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
7.Roughly 85% of all energy produced in the United States comes from ________ .
A. Clowns
B. Fossil fuels
C. Horses
D. Garbage
E. Plutonium nuggets
8.To signify their commitment to environmental friendliness, many companies are "going ________ ."
A. Bankrupt
B. Wireless
C. INSANE WITH BARGAINS!
D. Green
E. Wild in Cancun
9.Ecology is the scientific study of ________ .
A. College
B. The interaction between life and its environment
C. The interaction between Ralph Nader and his car
D. Rocks and minerals
E. A child's laughter
10.Good plumbing is important! A leaky ________ can waste as much as 200 gallons of water per day.
A. Glacier
B. Toilet
C. Fountain pen
D. Al Gore
E. Nation