ECO

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ECO
QUIZ
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Climate Change
Wildlife
Energy
Water
Land Use
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• WHAT IS PRODUCED WHEN WE BURN COAL, OIL AND
  NATURAL GAS?

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• CORRECT RESPONSE
• GREENHOUSE GASES.

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• WHAT DO GREENHOUSE GASES DO TO THE EARTHS
  TEMPERATURE?

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• CORRECT RESPONSE
• MAKE IT RISE.

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• IS THE OZONE LAYER GETTING THINNER OR THICKER? IS
  THIS A GOOD OR BAD THING?

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• CORRECT RESPONSE
• THINNER. THIS IS A BAD THING.

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• WHAT DO YOU CALL THE WEATHER OF A PLACE OVER A
  LONG TIME?

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• CORRECT RESPONSE
• CLIMATE.

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• HOW MUCH DO SCIENTISTS THINK THE AVERAGE
  TEMPERATURE OF THE WORLD WILL GO UP IN THE NEXT
  100 YEARS?

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• CORRECT RESPONSE
• BETWEEN 1C - 3.5C.

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• NAME AN ICONIC CANADIAN BIRD WITH A HAUNTING CALL.

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• CORRECT RESPONSE
• LOON.

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• IS A FIREFLY A FLY OR A BEETLE?

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• CORRECT RESPONSE
• BEETLE.

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• TRUE OR FALSE THE ATLANTIC ROCK CRAB CAN GROW A
  REPLACEMENT LEG.

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• CORRECT RESPONSE
• TRUE.

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• WHAT COMMON CANADIAN MAMMAL IS KNOWN TO WASH ITS
  FOOD?

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• CORRECT RESPONSE
• RACCOON.

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• WHAT IS THE LONGEST SNAKE IN CANADA?

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• CORRECT RESPONSE
• THE BLACK RAT SNAKE (it grows to about 2.5m long).

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• COAL, OIL AND NATURAL GAS ARE EXAMPLES OF______?

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• CORRECT RESPONSE
• FOSSIL FUELS.

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• WHAT IS THE NATURAL HEAT OF THE EARTH CALLED?

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• CORRECT RESPONSE
• GEOTHERMAL ENERGY.

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• HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR FOSSIL FUELS TO FORM?

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• CORRECT RESPONSE
• MILLIONS OF YEARS.

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• WHAT ARE FOSSIL FUELS MADE FROM?

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• CORRECT RESPONSE
• REMAINS OF ANCIENT PLANTS AND ANIMALS.

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• WHAT TYPE OF FUEL, MADE FROM PLANTS, CAN BE USED
  INSTEAD OF GASOLINE?

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• CORRECT RESPONSE
• ETHANOL.

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• TRUE OR FALSE ALL LIVING THINGS NEED WATER TO
  SURVIVE.

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• CORRECT RESPONSE
• TRUE.

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• IS MOST OF THE EARTHS WATER FRESH OR SALT WATER?

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• CORRECT RESPONSE
• SALT WATER.

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• TRUE OR FALSE LESS THAN HALF OF THE EARTH IS
  COVERED IN WATER.

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• CORRECT RESPONSE
• FALSE.
• SEVENTY PERCENT OF THE EARTH IS COVERED IN WATER.

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• WHAT ARE TWO OF THE THREE FORMS THAT WATER CAN
  EXIST AS?

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• CORRECT RESPONSE
• LIQUID, GAS (VAPOUR) OR SOLID (ICE).

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• WHAT IS THE WATER CYCLE ALSO KNOWN AS?

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• CORRECT RESPONSE
• THE HYDROLOGIC CYCLE.

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• WHAT DO THE LEAVES OF DECIDUOUS TREES DO IN THE
  AUTUMN?

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• CORRECT RESPONSE
• CHANGE COLOUR AND FALL OFF THEIR BRANCHES.

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• WHAT IS DEFORESTATION?

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• CORRECT RESPONSE
• THE CUTTING, CLEARING, AND REMOVAL OF ECOSYSTEMS
  LEAVING THEM LESS BIO-DIVERSE SUCH AS PASTURE,
  CROPLAND, OR PLANTATIONS.

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• TRUE OR FALSE DEFORESTATION CAN CAUSE FLOODING
  OR DROUGHTS.

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• CORRECT RESPONSE
• TRUE.

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• NAME TWO TYPES OF FORESTS.

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• CORRECT RESPONSE
• TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS, TEMPERATE RAIN FORESTS,
  BOREAL FORESTS, MANGROVE FORESTS, CAROLINIAN
  FORESTS, ETC.

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• WHAT DO ORGANIC FARMS CHOOSE NOT TO USE?

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• CORRECT RESPONSE
• CHEMICALS AND/OR PESTICIDES.

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• FINAL JEOPARDY
• WHAT IS THE DATE OF EARTH DAY?

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• CORRECT RESPONSE
• APRIL 22.