Question: How much milk does it take to produce a half cup of yogurt?

Answer Choices:
A. 5 gallons
B. Half a gallon
C. 1 cup
D. 1 gallon

Answer: B. Half a gallon

Question: Which of these food choices has the largest carbon footprint? (Assume standard American methods of production/farming.)

Answer Choices:
Steak (cow/cattle)

Asparagus

Ham

Chicken

Answer: Steak (cow/cattle)

Question: What earth material, when formed, stores large amounts of carbon dioxide on geologic time scales?

Answer Choices:
Basalt

Evaporites

Sandstone

Limestone

Answer: Limestone

Question: Which of these organisms pulls the most carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere by using it during photosynthesis?

Answer Choices:
Coccolithophores

Mushrooms

Jellyfish

Coral polyps

Answer: Coccolithophores

Question: What are the advantages of sustainable farming techniques?

Answer Choices:
A. Lower operating costs
B. Less ecological damage
C. Higher crop yield
D. Easier to implement

Answer: A. Lower operating costs

Question: Which of these modes of transportation produces the most GHG per passenger-km?

Answer Choices:
Airplane

Train

Car

Bus

Answer: Airplane

Question: Because of its shear size, California produces the most milk. What state is the second leading producer of cow’s milk?

Answer Choices:
A. Wisconsin
B. Texas
C. Iowa
D. Pennsylvania

Answer: A. Wisconsin

Question: As the ocean absorbs carbon dioxide, what change is occurring that is directly related to this absorption?

Answer Choices:
A lowering of the average pH of the seawater

An increase in the amount of dissolved oxygen in the oceans

An increase in limestone formation

A decrease in ocean salinity

Answer: A lowering of the average pH of the seawater

Question: How many combined miles did these four items travel to reach you in central Florida if they were combined in central Minnesota?

Answer Choices:
A. 11,300 miles (18,186 kilometers)
B. 24,874 miles (20,031 kilometers)
C. 5,600 miles (9,012 kilometers)
D. 33,060 miles (54,205 kilometers)

Answer: A. 11,300 miles (18,186 kilometers)

Question: U.S. National Ambient Air Quality Standards are the maximum allowable emissions for six pollutants that contribute the largest volume of air degradation and are also the most serious threat to ___.

Answer Choices:
crops

human health

visibility

the climate

Answer: human health

Question: The EPA estimates the U.S. generated 33 million tons of plastic waste in 2013. Approximately what percent did we recycle?

Answer Choices:
A. 30%
B. 50%
C. 2%
D. 10%

Answer: D. 10%

Question: Despite high population growth and economic growth for the past 40 years in the United States, regulations have ___.

Answer Choices:
been able to slow the increase in pollution rates by over 50%

been able to maintain about the same level of air pollution

led to an overall improvement in air quality

Answer: led to an overall improvement in air quality

Question: Which of the following are examples of GMOs engineered to be herbicide resistant?

Answer Choices:
A. Bacillus thuringiensis or Bt crops
B. Monsanto’s Roundup-Ready® crops
C. AgrEvo’s “Liberty Link” crops

Answer: B. Monsanto’s Roundup-Ready® crops

Question: Leaving crop residue on fields results in ___ aspects that include increased use of chemicals to deal with pests, weeds, and disease.

Answer Choices:
A. negative
B. positive

Answer: A. negative

Question: When did the United States Supreme Court, in a 7 to 2 ruling, find that the EPA can regulate carbon dioxide emissions?

Answer Choices:
1970

1990

2014

2007

Answer: 2007 (Note: This was a correction to earlier wrong selection)

Question: Typically, Americans buy yogurt in plastic cups. What is the primary resource used to make these cups?

Answer Choices:
A. Oil
B. Sugarcane
C. Corn husks
D. Wood

Answer: A. Oil

Question: Which country of those listed has the highest solar energy capacity per million people?

Answer Choices:
Germany

Canada

Sweden

Norway

Answer: Germany

Question: You are eating your yogurt in Florida. Which part of it traveled the farthest to get to you?

Answer Choices:
A. From central New Jersey
B. From central Minnesota
C. From coastal China
D. From central California

Answer: C. From coastal China

Question: Which ergogenic supplement is synthesized from the amino acids – methionine and cysteine?

Answer Choices:
A. beta-alanine
B. taurine
C. gelatin
D. collagen

Answer: B. taurine