Altair Earth Day Quiz 2023

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Altair Earth Day Quiz 2023

Test your knowledge and awareness about the impact of textiles and plastic pollution on our planet with the Altair Earth Day Quiz. This engaging quiz is designed to inform and challenge you on pressing environmental issues that affect our world today.

Learn surprising facts about textile manufacturing and its environmental footprint.
Discover the impact of plastic waste on marine life.
Understand the significance of sustainable practices in everyday products.

15 Questions4 MinutesCreated by CaringEarth345

On average producing a single pair of jeans requires around how many liters of water?

75 Liters

750 liters

7500 Liters

On average per year globally how much of the textiles products end up in landfill sites?

70%

80%

90%

How much of the world’s clean water does Textile manufacturing use each year?

20%

30%

40%

How many fish caught for human consumption contain plastic?

1 in 4

1 in 3

1 in 2

As an estimate how much of the plastic produced goes on to be recycled?

20%

38%

How many macro and micro pieces of plastic are estimated to be un our oceans?

1 trillion

5.25 trillion

9.25 trillion

It’s estimated that how many pieces of plastic make their way into the oceans every day?

2 million

4 million

8 million

How many of the currently threatened species (animal and plant) are at risk from human activities?

86%

92%

99%

On average which product produced and sold locally has the biggest carbon footprint at 1,040g Co2 equivalent per item?

Bottle of Wine

An Apple

Bottle of Beer

Each year in terms of weight how much natural resources are extracted from the earth each year?

17 billion tonnes

90 billion tonnes

184 billion tones

Due to poor waste management, the global community loses approximately how much worth of USD in copper, gold, aluminum and in silver each year?

78 billion USD

140 billion USD

301 billion USD

Globally how much wastewater is put back into the rivers, lakes and oceans untreated?

30%

55%

70%

On average how may tons of E-waste is disposed of worldwide every year?

5 million

28 million

50 million

Globally the transport industry accounts for how much of annual CO2 emissions?

13%

25%

38%

In 2021 what was the share of electricity generation from wind energy sources worldwide?

6.25%

13.55%

21%

Altair Earth Day Quiz 2023

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