The life cycle of a t-shirt (Ted-Ed)

To produce the average t-shirt takes:

• 225kg of cotton

• large amounts ofpesticides

• 2700 liters of water

• Both pesticides and large amounts of water

Of the 22.7 million metric tons of cotton produced, ____ is grown organically.

• less than 1%

• approximately 10%

• none

• all of it

The snowy ropes of cotton produced to create fabric are called:

• yarns

• slivers

• bales

• knits

After t-shirts are made and shipped to high income countries, often the ____ footprint of the item increases drastically.

• cadmium

• cotton

• carbon

• lead

If you decreased the amount of laundry loads in your household to 100 less than the average, how much water would you save per year?

• 200 gallons

• 400 gallons

• 600 gallons

• 800 gallons

Where in the world is cotton commonly grown?

• India

• China

• America

• India and China only

• All of the above