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