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Energy use and abuse Teacher’s notes

Energy use and abuse Teacher’s notes. This quiz is a simple multiple-choice quiz covering various aspects of energy use and its effects on the environment. Students could work in teams to answer the questions, with one vote per team, so that they have to reach a consensus for each answer.

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Energy use and abuse Teacher’s notes

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  1. Energy use and abuseTeacher’s notes This quiz is a simple multiple-choice quiz covering various aspects of energy use and its effects on the environment. Students could work in teams to answer the questions, with one vote per team, so that they have to reach a consensus for each answer. The answers could be written down by students or recorded by a show of hands and tallied up on the classroom whiteboard. Carbon Footprint Toolkit www.bp.com/bpes/cft2009

  2. Energy use and abuse Carbon Footprint Toolkit www.bp.com/bpes/cft2009

  3. Energy use and abuse • So you think you know a thing or two about energy? • Test your knowledge with this quick quiz. Just choose the correct answers from the options given Carbon Footprint Toolkit www.bp.com/bpes/cft2009

  4. 1. If sea levels rise, which of these areas will not be affected by flooding? • East Anglia • Merseyside • Gloucestershire • Land’s End Carbon Footprint Toolkit www.bp.com/bpes/cft2009

  5. 1. If sea levels rise, which of these areas will not be affected by flooding? • East Anglia • Merseyside • Gloucestershire • Land’s End Carbon Footprint Toolkit www.bp.com/bpes/cft2009

  6. 2. In Britain, how much of a desktop computer’s total energy is used while the computer is in screensaver mode? • 15% • 40% • 60% • 100% Carbon Footprint Toolkit www.bp.com/bpes/cft2009

  7. 2. In Britain, how much of a desktop computer’s total energy is used while the computer is in screensaver mode? • 15% • 40% • 60% • 100% Carbon Footprint Toolkit www.bp.com/bpes/cft2009

  8. 3. How long could a TV be run using the energy saved just by recycling an aluminium can, rather than making a new one from raw materials? • 30 minutes • 1 hour • 3 hours • 10 hours Carbon Footprint Toolkit www.bp.com/bpes/cft2009

  9. 3. How long could a TV be run using the energy saved just by recycling an aluminium can, rather than making a new one from raw materials? • 30 minutes • 1 hour • 3 hours • 10 hours Carbon Footprint Toolkit www.bp.com/bpes/cft2009

  10. 4. Which of the following are currently being used to generate electricity? • Sewage sludge • Animal dung • Shredded plant material • All the above Carbon Footprint Toolkit www.bp.com/bpes/cft2009

  11. 4. Which of the following are currently being used to generate electricity? • Sewage sludge • Animal dung • Shredded plant material • All the above Carbon Footprint Toolkit www.bp.com/bpes/cft2009

  12. 5. Which of the following is not a major producer of methane? • Cattle • Tropical rainforests • Rice paddyfields • Wetlands Carbon Footprint Toolkit www.bp.com/bpes/cft2009

  13. 5. Which of the following is not a major producer of methane? • Cattle • Tropical rainforests • Rice paddyfields • Wetlands Carbon Footprint Toolkit www.bp.com/bpes/cft2009

  14. 6. Biodiesel is a natural, renewable fuel that can be used in diesel engines. Which of the following can it NOT be made from? • Hemp • Oilseed rape • Potatoes • Used chip fat Carbon Footprint Toolkit www.bp.com/bpes/cft2009

  15. 6. Biodiesel is a natural, renewable fuel that can be used in diesel engines. Which of the following can it NOT be made from? • Hemp • Oilseed rape • Potatoes • Used chip fat Carbon Footprint Toolkit www.bp.com/bpes/cft2009

  16. 7. Hydrogen is produced using electricity, but it is a cleaner fuel than petrol or diesel. If all Britain’s vehicles were converted to run on hydrogen power, how many more nuclear power stations would be needed to produce the electricity required? • 10 • 50 • 100 • 500 Carbon Footprint Toolkit www.bp.com/bpes/cft2009

  17. 7. Hydrogen is produced using electricity, but it is a cleaner fuel than petrol or diesel. If all Britain’s vehicles were converted to run on hydrogen power, how many more nuclear power stations would be needed to produce the electricity required? • 10 • 50 • 100 • 500 Carbon Footprint Toolkit www.bp.com/bpes/cft2009

  18. 8. The Kyoto Protocol states that industrialised countries should reduce their greenhouse emissions by what percentage of their 1990 level? • 5.2% • 10.8% • 20.4% • 29.6% Carbon Footprint Toolkit www.bp.com/bpes/cft2009

  19. 8. The Kyoto Protocol states that industrialised countries should reduce their greenhouse emissions by what percentage of their 1990 level? • 5.2% • 10.8% • 20.4% • 29.6% Carbon Footprint Toolkit www.bp.com/bpes/cft2009

  20. Carbon Footprint Toolkit www.bp.com/bpes/cft2009

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