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Canadian Environment Week is held the first week in June to coincide with:
Which of these can you recycle?
Why are plants important?
What do the 4 R's stand for?
Which of the following are sources of pollution?
What can you do at home to reduce your energy consumption?
When should you turn off your car engine instead of idling?
What percent of the Earth's surface is covered by oceans?
Which of these activities do many Canadians do to help the environment?
The weather is the same thing as the climate
What percentage of Canadian garbage ends up in landfills?
Which country has the world's most renewable fresh water?
An energy efficient furnace can pay for itself in how many years?
Which of the following species are at risk in Canada?
How many trees does the typical Canadian use in the form of paper each year?
The main cause of acid rain is:
What federal law protects endangered species?
A high Humidex reading means the air is very
The peak month for tornadoes in the U.S.A. is May, and in Britain it is October. What is the peak month for Canadian tornadoes?
Compact fluorescent light bulbs:
Routinely replacing your vehicle's oil and filters can save how much fuel?
How many tonnes of waste do we create through disposed computer equipment, phones, audio-visual equipment and small household appliances each year in Canada?
How much does it cost per year to leave a computer on 24 hours a day?
Today's energy efficient refrigerators use ____ percent less energy than models made 10 years ago.
How many years does it take for an aluminum can to decompose?
Which global conference was the first step towards a global agreement on greenhouse gases emissions reduction?
This pest insect was intentionally imported into the United States to start a silk enterprise. Its larvae eat oak trees voraciously and can be easily identified by the blue spots on their first few segments and the red spots on the remaining segments?
What is the biggest threat to species?
A Health Canada study of eight major Canadian cities in 2005 estimated that air pollution contributed to ______ deaths a year?
A wildlife species that no longer exists in the wild in Canada, but does exist outside Canada is known as: