Exit Ticket 10.5

Today, countries that have a higher level of economic development

• use less energy per person because our energy using devices are more efficient
• use more energy per person because we have large homes and many energy consuming devices in each household

Hans Rosling in Magic Washing Machines made the point that population growth NOT economic development is driving higher energy consumption in our world.

• True
• False

Hans Rosling in Magic Washing Machines was

• optimistic about the prospect of balancing economic growth and environmental sustainability. Because with economic development we will also devise systems to promote environmental sustainability
• Pessimistic and believed that the future was bleak, population growth and other factors are likely to destroy the environment.

During the past 40 years the amount of oil and natural gas remaining in known reserves:

• Reduced to less than half
• Remain about the same
• More than doubled

Every year, energy from the sun (light and heat) reaches the earth. Compared to that energy, how much energy leaves the Earth out into space every year?

• 30% less than what comes in
• 0.3% less than what comes in
• 30% more than what comes in

Countries with incomes like India, Morocco and Bolivia, emit how much CO2 per person, compared to high-income countries?

• 80% less
• 40% less
• 20% more

How much of the excess heat from global warming is captured in the oceans?

• Around 9%
• Around 49%
• Around 89%

In 2022, how much of the increased electricity production in the world came from renewable sources?

• Around 10%
• Around 45%
• Around 85%

What is the issue with plastics in our world?

• people are not recycling plastic
• they do not biodegrade instead keep breaking down into smaller pieces while still remaining plastic.
• We do not have enough oil to make plastic
• plastic is more expensive to use than glass.

the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

• is a misnomer there is little to no trash accumulating in this North Pacific current.
• It is a patch of trash in the North Pacific currents that is approximately the size of Rhode Island
• It is a patch of trash in the North Pacific currents that is approximately the size of Texas
• Trash does not accumulate in any specific area of the ocean it is evenly distributed