Environmental Action Quizizz - FHS

On average, how many gallons of water can you save per day by turning off the tap when you brush your teeth?

• 1 gallons

• 2 gallons

• 6 gallons

• 10 gallons

Answer explanation

DID YOU KNOW? Leaving the water running can waste 2.5 gallons per minute, that adds up fast!

Unplugging your printer when not in use can save energy! How much do you think your yearly estimated savings could be?

• $40

• $75

• $130

• $200

Answer explanation

Sometimes this concept is called vampire, phantom, or ghost energy

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On average, how many plastic water bottles can you keep out of the ocean each year by switching to a reusable water bottle?

• 67

• 156

• 319

• 503

Answer explanation

plastic water bottles take over 1,000 years to degrade

85% of plastic water bottles end up as waste

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Carpooling can reduce your household's carbon footprint by how much annually?

• 60 lbs of CO2

• 500 lbs of CO2

• 2,000 lbs of CO2

• 10,000 lbs of CO2

Answer explanation

DID YOU KNOW? One gallon of fuel produces 20 pounds of CO₂

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How large is the Great Pacific Ocean garbage patch?

• 56,000 square miles (the size of 1.6 Maines)

• 120,000 square miles (the size of 3.4 Maines)

• 327,000 square miles (the size of 9.2 Maines)

• 620,000 square miles (the size of 17.5 Maines)

Answer explanation

99% of the trash in the Great Pacific Ocean garbage patch is plastic! Not all of this plastic is large pieces of plastic, but microplastics

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Microplastics are:

• microbeads in personal care products (toothpaste, facewash)

• small pieces of broken plastic

• the most abundant type of debris in the ocean

• less than 5mm in size (pencil eraser)

Answer explanation

Plastics enter the environment and get broken down into smaller pieces over time. These small pieces end up in our food and water.

In 2015, the US enacted the Microbead-Free Waters Act, preventing microbeads from being added to personal care products.

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How many species are under threat of going extinct due to climate change and human impacts?

• 10,000

• 100,000

• 500,000

• 1,000,000

Answer explanation

At least 680 vertebrate species had been driven to extinction since the 16th century and more than 9% of all domesticated breeds of mammals used for food and agriculture had become extinct by 2016, with at least 1,000 more species still threatened

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How many threatened and endangered species are there in Maine?

• 14

• 28

• 34

• 57

Answer explanation

8 species were added to the list in 2023, including five birds, one bat, one bee, and one beetle.

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Food waste is a big contributor to climate change. What percentage of food in the United States do you think ends up being wasted?

• 10%

• 20%

• 40%

• 60%

Answer explanation

DID YOU KNOW? You can help reduce food waste at FHS by using the compost bins located in the cafeteria

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The Gulf of Maine is warming faster than what percentage of bodies of water?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 99%

Answer explanation

Warming air temperatures, a stronger Gulf Stream, and the Gulf of Maine's relatively shallow waters all contribute to faster warming

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