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Environment Week Quiz

Try your hand at our "just for fun" Environment Week quiz. It is a great way to test and increase your knowledge about our environment and our climate. Simply go through the 10 questions and make a selection. At the end you can check your answers to see how you did. Good Luck!

1. Canadian Environment Week is held the first week in June to coincide with:

Earth Day
World Environment Day
International Pollution Prevention Week
None of the above



2. Compact fluorescent light bulbs:

Cost less than regular bulbs, but use twice as much electricity
Last twice as long as regular bulbs, and use 25 per cent less electricity.
Last 10 times longer than regular bulbs and use 75 per cent less electricity.
Last half as long as regular bulbs, but use 75 per cent less electricity.



3. Canada's PROJECT GREEN and the Climate Change Plan will:

Keep our air and water clean, reduce smog, preserve wildlife and green spaces and develop new technologies.
Allow Canada to close its greenhouse gas emissions gap by 270 megatonnes by 2012.
Allow Canadians to honour our Kyoto commitment while improving our competitiveness in a sustainable economy.
All of the above.



4. If you participate in an Environment Canada "Let's Drive Green" clinic:

You will be given a free bus pass and a pair of walking shoes.
Your vehicle will be inspected by enforcement officers, and you will be subject to a fine if your vehicle does not meet certain emissions standards.
You'll get a free tailpipe emissions test, along with helpful tips on how to keep the emissions level low for the life of your vehicle.
Both B and C.



5. Wetlands are important because:

They are homes for different plants and animals
They help purify water
They help control floods
All of the above



6. In Canada, there are 12 reported oil spills over 4000 litres each day.

True
False



7. When you travel to other countries, it is not a good idea to buy animals, plants or anything that is made from plants or animals because:

It is hard to carry them in your luggage
They may go bad before you get them home
It is sometimes against the law to bring things made from plants or animal back into the country
Things are too expensive in other countries



8. Cars and trucks on Canadian roads account for what percentage of Canada's total greenhouse gas emissions?

75 per cent
18 per cent
3 per cent
28 per cent



9. Which of the following wild animal species are in danger of disappearing because of the effects of human beings?

Piping Plover
Blanding's Turtle
Right Whale
All of the above
None of the above



10: What animal living in Canada is the world's largest land carnivore (meat eater)?

Cougar
Grizzly bear
Polar bear
Bison




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