Environmental Awareness
LeisureWorld is aware of the constant changing environment and needing to save Earth from pollution and global warming.
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Energy saving tips for your home
Whether you own or rent, are young or old, everyone in your household can get involved in saving energy.
Why should I?
Energy efficiency is not just about saving money on your energy costs, although that does help! Responsible use of energy and the creation of an energy efficient lifestyle help to:
- Reduce your carbon footprint
- Conserve our precious, natural energy resources
- Create an efficient, less wasteful home
- Create a better world for future generations
- Reduce your energy bills
+Statistics quoted in this guide are sourced from the Sustainable Energy Ireland Website www.sei.ie as of 22nd January 2010
Whether you own or rent, are young or old, everyone in your household can get involved in saving energy.
Why should I?
Energy efficiency is not just about saving money on your energy costs, although that does help! Responsible use of energy and the creation of an energy efficient lifestyle help to:
- Reduce your carbon footprint
- Conserve our precious, natural energy resources
- Create an efficient, less wasteful home
- Create a better world for future generations
- Reduce your energy bills
+Statistics quoted in this guide are sourced from the Sustainable Energy Ireland Website www.sei.ie as of 22nd January 2010
But we can start doing that by being aware about our environment and you can start with this quiz.
The thick haze that covers the Arctic every November to April is composed of:
industrial pollutants that "migrate" from Russia
dust from the Canadian tundra
ash fall from erupted volcanoes
parts of ozone layer fallout
"Sea Cow" is the nickname of what animal?
sea horse
sharks
whales
manatees
3
What produces more carbon dioxide than any other source?
Burning of the rainforest
Industrial exhaust
Dry ice factories
Smoke belching cars
4
One-third of the world's forests are in the:
Amazon
African forests
Australian outback
Asian forests
5
What produces more oxygen than any other source?
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Oxygen tanks
Water evaporation
Rainforest vegetation
Microscopic ocean plants
6
How do plants get their food?
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They absorb dead insects through their bark
They make their own food from air, sun and water
They take it from the soil through their roots
They feed themselves with rotten plants
7
What would be the best way to dispose of grass clippings and raked leaves from your yard?
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Throw them away
Burn them
Create a compost heap
Throw them in a river
8
How much hazardous waste is produced by a person each year in the U.S.?
One ton
One kilogram
One pound
One ounce
9
This is the oldest living thing, nearly 5000 years old.
a bristlecone pine tree
a tortoise
an alligator
a whale
10
an African elephant
a T-Rex dinosaur
a Blue whale
a Sequoia tree
1935
1950
1961
13
The average American family generates enough garbage in a year to fill up:
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their whole house
a basketball court
a pavilion
an astrodome
