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All about the bad things people do to the good world around us.
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1 trivia quiz  The Life Cycle of a Little Red Balloon coolicon
Each year millions of innocent balloons are created, inflated, used frivolously, casually destroyed, then heartlessly discarded. Are you versed in the technological and ecological issues of balloon manufacture? (Warning: some humorous content.)
Difficult 10Q
2313 plays
Jul 03 04
uglybird editor
2 trivia quiz  Population: Bomb or Bottleneck? coolicon
What is our planet?s planet's future with respect to demographics, economics and environment? As you take this quiz, you might be encouraged that future prospects are less dire than you believed.
Average 10Q
1080 plays
Oct 15 05
uglybird editor
3 trivia quiz  Environmental Problems icon
A quiz on some of the problems facing our world.
Average 10Q
6285 plays
Mar 03 00
crisw editor
4 trivia quiz  Saving Water - Every Drop Counts icon
In Australia we have lived with drought since our land began, it is a part of our variable climate. As our population increases, so does the need for water and ways to save it. This quiz includes facts about water and how to save water in the home.
Average 10Q
672 plays
Nov 26 07
Choco_nut gold
5 trivia quiz  Global Warming 2007 icon
2007 brings increasing evidence that global warming is real. Yet there is still some skepticism regarding its cause and what it will eventually mean for the earth. Take this quiz and learn what climate changes are doing to our planet. Good luck!
Tough 10Q
1065 plays
Jun 01 07
traderider
6 trivia quiz  Destructive Non-native Species icon
This is a quiz about alien plant and animal species that have had negative impacts on local ecosystems and/or human life.
Tough 10Q
1272 plays
Sep 03 02
ArtieChoke
7 trivia quiz  Pollution
Average 10Q
4596 plays
Apr 11 00
charlemagne
8 trivia quiz  Worlds Most Devestating Earthquakes icon
A quiz regarding the history of the world's earthquakes.
Difficult 10Q
843 plays
Apr 20 02
racemany2k
9 trivia quiz  Cleaning up the Environment
You know how the environment gets dirty --- now test how much you know about cleaning it up!
Difficult 10Q
2073 plays
Nov 15 01
rlogelin gold
10 trivia quiz  Saving Rain Forests icon
This quiz is about saving the tropical rainforests. Without the rainforest, we and all living things can and will cease to exist. All questions deal with tropical rainforests.
Tough 5Q
1557 plays
Jun 01 01
DakotaNorth editor

Some sample questions from this category:

* The greatest danger facing most endangered species is...
* Which of the following is not listed as an endangered species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act?
* The Bronx Zoo once had a picture frame covered by cloth. It was labelled 'The most dangerous species in the world'. If you removed the cover, you saw...
* Which of the following substances is not biodegradable?
* What environmental problem is the result of chemical reactions in the atmosphere that involve sulfur?
* What chemicals have been banned in most of the world because of their role in destroying the ozone layer?
* Who wrote 'Silent Spring', the first book documenting many of the problems caused by pesticides?
* Which of the following is not a renewable resource?
* Which of the following practices produces the most organic water pollution?
* 'Ecology' comes from two Greek words meaning...
* These propellants usually found in aerosol cans are thought to be harmful to the ozone layer.
* Speaking of the ozone layer, what harmful product does this part of the atmosphere filter?
* What is the result when industrial chemicals combine with condensing water vapor?
* What California city is generally considered to have America's worst air pollution problem?
* What is visible air pollution called?
* What is the main source of water pollution in unindustrialized nations?
* What oil tanker created a major water problem around Alaska?
* The evaporation of irrigation water leaves salt in soil producing what type of soil pollution?
* What animal of the Brazilian rainforest was discovered in the last 20 years?
* When a piece of rainforest is bulldozed, what do people put in its place?

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