http://www.sawse.org/taxonomy/term/20 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.sawse.org/energy-consumption-quiz <p>How much do you know about energy consumption? Take the following quiz, the answers may surprise you!</p> <p>1. Burning which fossil fuel emits the least carbon<br /> dioxide (CO2)?<br /> a. Natural gas<br /> b. Oil<br /> c. Coal</p> <p>2. How much oil does it take to produce the<br /> 100,000,000,000 plastic bags used in the United<br /> States of America every year?<br /> a. 190,000 litres<br /> b. 19,000,000 litres<br /> c. 190,000,000 litres<br /> d. 1,900,000,000 litres</p> <p>3. Which uses the most energy each year worldwide?<br /> a. Motor vehicle transport<br /> b. Air travel<br /> c. Home heating<br /> d. Home air-conditioning</p> <p>4. Which country developed the first windmills?<br /> a. The Netherlands<br /> b. Egypt<br /> c. Iran<br /> d. India</p> <p>5. What percentage of energy used around the<br /> world comes from fossil fuels?<br /> a. 10 per cent<br /> b. 25 per cent<br /> c. 50 per cent<br /> d. 90 per cent</p> <p>6. Where does geothermal heat come from?<br /> a. Earth’s core<br /> b. Sun<br /> c. Wind<br /> d. Ocean</p> <p>7. How much has global energy use grown in the<br /> last 30 years?<br /> a. 55 per cent<br /> b. 70 per cent<br /> c. 85 per cent<br /> d. 100 per cent</p> <p>8. How much of the energy used by the world’s<br /> people currently comes from renewable sources?<br /> a. 33 per cent<br /> b. 20 per cent<br /> c. 10 per cent<br /> d. 5 per cent</p> <p>ANSWERS: 1a, 2d, 3a, 4c, 5d, 6a, 7b, 8c</p> <p>Courtesy of <a href="http://www.ourplanet.com" title="http://www.ourplanet.com">http://www.ourplanet.com</a></p> http://www.sawse.org/energy-consumption-quiz#comments energy conservation environmental impact sustainability Sun, 10 Feb 2008 06:29:53 -0800 admin 672 at http://www.sawse.org