Gaiaonline Earth Day Questions Help please!~?
1.
Tidal power involves harnessing ________ to generate electricity.
A. Nick Nolte, star of Prince of Tides
B. Seaweed
C. Ocean tides
D. The strange and unnatural energy emanating from Witch Mountain
E. The Kraken
2.
Carbon Credits are primarily used to _________ .
A. Buy goods and services in outer space
B. Decrease and regulate carbon dioxide emissions
C. Graduate from Carbon University
D. Make sure every American gets their fair share of carbon.
E. Give carbon the credit it deserves.
3.
Roughly 85% of all energy produced in the United States comes from ________ .
A. Clowns
B. Fossil fuels
C. Horses
D. Garbage
E. Plutonium nuggets
4.
President Obama’s New Energy for America plan will ensure that 10% of America’s ________ will come from renewable sources by 2012.
A. Polar bears
B. Cadmium
C. Diesel fuel
D. Electricity
E. Corn
5.
When a process or activity offsets its carbon emissions enough that its carbon footprint effectively reaches zero, it’s said to be "carbon ________ ."
A. Friendly
B. Neutral
C. Hungry
D. Free
E. Fabulous
6.
Using ________ to get around instead of driving a car is a great way to reduce pollution.
A. The teleporter thing from The Fly
B. A bicycle
C. Public transportation
D. A giant cannon
E. Both B and C
7.
Al Gore’s documentary on climate change, ________ ,won the 2007 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
A. An Officer and a Gentleman
B. An American Werewolf in London
C. An Inconvenient Truth
D. An Affair to Remember
E. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
8.
Earth Day was founded in 1970 by Gaylord Nelson, a prominent ________ from Wisconsin.
A. Dairy farmer
B. High school teacher
C. Senator
D. Rodeo clown
E. Gaylord
9.
Good plumbing is important! A leaky ________ can waste as much as 200 gallons of water per day.
A. Glacier
B. Toilet
C. Fountain pen
D. Al Gore
E. Nation
10.
A ________ cell is used to convert light into electricity.
A. Prison
B. Wind
C. Hydro
D. Solar
E. Terrorist
Ok,here goes..
1)C
2)B
3)B
4)C
5)B
6)E
7)C
8)C
9)B
10)D
1c
2b
3b
4d
5b
6e
7c
8a
9b
10d
not interesting, but true! I win!!!