1.

According to a global study of wind power in 2005 what extent of the world's total energy
usage could be satisfied if all viable wind power locations were exploited: 1%; 10%; 75%; or
Five times? Five times (source: Evaluation of Global Wind Power by Archer & Jacobson)

2.

What word, derived loosely from 'two oxygens', refers to a highly toxic group of pollutant
chemicals produced typically as by-products from manufacturing processes? Dioxins (also
interestingly in the USA, and no doubt elsewhere globally, produced mostly by 'backyard
burning')

3.

A photovoltaic module is more commonly known as what? Solar panel

4.

Sulphur/sulfur dioxide and (various) nitrogen oxides are the main contributory factors in what
unhelpful environmental effect: Acid rain; Landfill run-off; Global warming; or Pesticides? Acid
rain

5.

What structural modification of oxygen is an air pollutant in the lower atmosphere but
beneficial in the upper atmosphere? Ozone

6.

Used in various environmental terminology referring to organic life, what prefix derives from
the original Greek meaning 'the course of human life'? Bio (from Greek, bios)

7.

What is the climate change agreement aimed at stabilizing greenhouse gas levels in the
atmosphere, named after the Japanese city in which participating nations agreed its framework
in 1997? Kyoto Protocol

8.

Photopollution is a technical alternative word for what sort of pollution? Light (specifically
artificial light - i.e., pollution of the natural light or darkness in the sky or environment,
externally and potentially internally, by artificial light)

9.

In excess of how many gallons of water are lost each day in the USA to leaks, equating to
14% of all 'withdrawals': Six million, Sixty million, Six hundred million; or Six billion? Six billion
(According to the US EPA, Environmental Protection Agency, as at 2011)

10.

The UN Stockholm Convention signed in 2001 seeks to limit the production and use of what,
abbreviated to POPs? Persistent Organic Pollutants (or more loosely and notably,
pesticides, for example DDT, extending to related chemicals such as herbicides)

11.

What colourless/colorless, odourless/odorless, poisonous polluting gas is chiefly emitted by

small engines typically used in lawn-mowers and chainsaws, etc? Carbon monoxide

12.

What highly toxic element was traditionally used in thermometers, posing a substantial safety
and disposal risk? Mercury

13.

The 1987 Montreal Protocol concerns specifically, and includes in its full title, substances that
deplete what? The Ozone Layer

14.

Carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, and sulphur/sulfur hexafluoride are widely referred to
by what collective metaphorical term? Greenhouse Gases

15.

From the Greek root words for 'house' and 'study of' what term refers to the scientific study of
the relationship between living things, and their natural environment? Ecology

16.

An 'R number' identifies what sort of substance having potentially significant impact on global
warming when used in heating/cooling applications? Refrigerant

17.

If electricity costs say 5p (or 5 cents) per kilowatt/hour, how much does a conventional 100W
light bulb cost to run in a year if it is left on permanently? 43.80 (or $43.80 - a 365-day year the calculation is: 0.05p x 0.1kw x 24hrs x 365days = 43.80)

18.

The DuPont trade name Freon has become an alternative name for which abbreviated
compound name strongly associated with global warming? CFC (chlorofluorocarbon containing carbon, chlorine, and fluorine - used in refrigerants and aerosol propellants, and
whose manufacture is being phased out by the Montreal Protocol)

19.

The 'R-value' used in the building and construction industry is a measure of what quality of a
materials: Life expectancy; Cost; Thermal resistance; or Tensile strength? Thermal resistance
(meaning extent of heat insulation quality)

20.

Which three of these waste products are safe and helpful to compost (and by exception
which are not): Dairy products, Egg shells, Sawdust, Lard, Fish bones, Tea-bags, Pet waste?
Egg shells, Sawdust, Tea-bags (so Dairy products, Lard, Fish bones, and Pet waste are not this according to the US Environmental Protection Agency)