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What is Your Environmental IQ?
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How high would water levels in the oceans rise if the West Antarctic Ice Sheet melted?
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5 feet18%
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10 feet29%
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20 feet (correct answer)51%
10642 responses
If converted entirely to energy, a lump of coal weighing 2.2 pounds could power a 100-watt lightbulb for how long?
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29 months64%
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29 years28%
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29 million years (correct answer)7%
10647 responses
What is the leading cause of death for women age 15 to 49 in developing countries?
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HIV/AIDS31%
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complications of pregnancy or childbirth (correct answer)48%
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malaria19%
10647 responses
It's the driest place in the world, yet it contains 70 percent of the Earth's freshwater. Where is it?
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Antarctica (correct answer)65%
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Sahara Desert18%
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Gobi Desert15%
10647 responses
Most environmental damage caused by people in the developed world can be attributed to what?
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vehicles21%
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high consumption patterns (correct answer)50%
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industrial pollutants26%
10636 responses