Living Quiz - Save Our Shropshire

Welcome to this Quiz which asks questions about features of the environment in which we live today. Enjoy!

Nature is in our hands

What is known as a carbon footprint?

Steps we can take leading to a more environmentally way of life.

A measure of the amount of CO2, methane and F-gas released into the atmosphere from the activities of an individual, organization, or community

A new type of inner sole for sports footwear which absorbs sweat

A way in which you can walk to work or school which saves on fuel

A footprint made when you step in charcoal

If you worked at a company, why would you need to complete a WTN by law

Weekly Training Needs – A plan to monitor who needs regular on-site training

Working Tribunal Network - a system to report issues in the workplace

Waste Transfer Note - details the rubbish collections, i.e. type, quantity.

Workmen Trading Negotiations – A licence to work in dangerous places

Welding Technical Notification – A diagram showing where welding is needed

What is hydropower

A speedboat which runs by the water being pumped around it, using a vacuum

A new drink containing kryptonite. Drunk by footballers in the 2021 Euros

The use of falling or fast running water to produce electricity

Water from the centre of the earth, drunk by Greek legend Hercules to give him super strength.

Strong currents found in rivers and seas which can be dangerous for swimmers

What is a fossil fuel?

Old fuel which is discovered in the back of a Victorian barn

The diet of a dinosaur, either plants (trees, grass) or meat (other dinosaurs)

Coal, crude oil, & natural gas, formed from the fossilized, buried remains of plants & animals that lived millions of years ago, resulting in a high carbon content

Petrol or diesel which has become hard over the years and is unusable

Very old gas, which has gone-off and smells bad, potentially explosive!

What is a known as an invasive species of plant or animal?

Strange creatures spotted occasionally, ie Big-foot, Loch Ness Monster

Plants or animals which are not native and pose a threat to native wildlife

Lifeforms from another planet sent here to spy on us and eventually take over

Aggressive animals which have escaped from zoos or safari parks

Triffids, meat-eating plants developed in laboratories the 1970s

If we do not address global warming over the next 25 years, and the oceans rise, experts predict serious flooding (underwater) in which of these UK cities?

Blackpool

Peterborough

London

Hull

All of the above

Why are bees good for us?

This shows a picture of a bee to illlustrate the question is about a bee

They make honey, and honey is nutritious (as well as tasty)

Bees pollinate our plants, essential for new plants/crops to reproduce

They eat the bugs which damage crops

They don’t sting as much as wasps

They are the only insect with 5 eyes.

What is an ecosystem?

A method of using knowledge and skills to help the environment

A geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscape, work together to form a bubble of life

A type of bond/friendship between sharks, whales and dolphins

A new type of communication which uses leaves to deliver messages

Types of houses built with good environmental credentials.

What are a fatbergs?

A fast-food delivery service which has no salad or fruit

Icebergs which have been contaminated with waste or pollutants

A bun/bap with two burgers, bacon, double cheese - as well as gherkins

Large hard lumps found in a sewer made by unsuitable items put down the loo.

Any type of burger which has been made from poor-quality meat.

How much plastic is estimated to be put into the ocean every year

70 – 80 tonnes

1 – 2 tonnes

10 – 12 tonnes

10 – 12 million tonnes

5 – 6 million tonnes

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