Where does most of the Earth's energy come from?
  • Gravity
  • The Sun
  • Earth’s core
  • Earth’s magnetic field
What is sustainable development?
  • Development that doesn't harm anybody
  • Development that meets the needs of everybody on the planet
  • Development that meets the needs of the present without harming future generations
  • Development that is easily affordable
Coal and oil are fossil fuels. What are fossil fuels made from?
  • Plastic
  • Dinosaurs
  • Rocks
  • Dead plants and animals
Which of the following produces most of the oxygen we breathe?
  • Phytoplankton (tiny plants which live in the oceans)
  • Air refining factories
  • Forests
  • Volcanoes
To save the planet we need to use renewable resources. What is a renewable resource?
  • A resource which will never run out
  • A resource which doesn't produce CO2
  • A resource which doesn't cost much to use
  • A resource which provides oxygen
We can create electricity in many ways - some good, some bad. How much of the UK’s electricity comes from renewable sources?
  • 68% of our electricity comes from renewable sources
  • 48% of our electricity comes from renewable sources
  • 28% of our electricity comes from renewable sources
  • 8% of our electricity comes from renewable sources
Global Warming Potential (GWP) is a measure of how damaging greenhouse gasses are, compared to CO . Which of these has the worst GWP rating?
  • Laughing gas
  • CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)
  • Methane
  • Carbon dioxide
Cars and aeroplanes are damaging the planet. Transport accounts for what percentage of global carbon emissions?
  • 40 to 45%
  • 30 to 35%
  • 20 to 25%
  • 10 to 15%
We can make changes in our everyday lives to combat climate change. Which method of hand-drying adds the most carbon to the atmosphere?
  • Paper towels
  • Reusable rolls of cotton towels
  • Electric hand dryers
  • They are as bad as each other
Which of the following is a good strategy for building a sustainable future?
  • Using local materials in construction
  • Eating locally-produced food
  • Using sustainable resources
  • All of the above
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