Pico’s Earth day T/F Quiz
See the Winners at the End!
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Fair Trade practices involve producing eco-friendly products.
True Engaging in environmentally sustainable practices is one criterion for fair trade. |
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Conventionally grown cotton uses approximately 25% of the world’s insecticides.
True This crop also uses 10% of the world’s pesticides |
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The average American family throws away approximately 25 pounds of plastic a year.
False The average family disposes of approximately 88 pounds a year. |
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Putting a brick in the toilet tank does not conserve water.
False A brick can save half a gallon to a gallon with each use! |
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Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs use 75% less energy than standard bulbs.
True |
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Landfills are the largest man-made source of methane.
True Methane is 21x a worse greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide from cars. |
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Hemp cannot be grown without herbicides, fungicides, or pesticides.
False Hemp is not susceptible to pests & insects and is easily grown organic. |
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Industrial hemp and marijuana are the same plant.
False There is NO THC (the psychotropic component) in industrial hemp- it has no drug use. |
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Making new aluminum cans from old recycled ones is cheaper than making them from scratch.
True And it produces 95% less air pollution and 97% less water pollution. |
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Solving the garbage problem starts in your own home.
True |
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And The Winners Are:
Natalie Botsford, Anne Wheeler-Waddell, and Paula Erdmann
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