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What is false?
All cities have the same recycling process.
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What is food?
30% of ______ is wasted in a year.
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What is turn off the lights when you leave the room, use reusable items, etc.?
A way to live sustainably in Green Quad
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What is 2004?
The year that GQ opened.
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What is 68 lbs?
Approximately how many pounds of clothes does the average family throw away each year?
a. 5 lb b. 37 lb c. 45 lb d. 68 lb |
What is permaculture?
The development of agricultural ecosystems intended to be sustainable and self-sufficient.
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What is heating up water?
What uses up to 85 percent of your washing machine's energy?
a. Heating up the water b. Spinning the basket c. Using cold water |
Who is the Faculty Principal at Green Quad?
Joe Jones
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What is the production and consumption of cell phones, computers, etc.?
Give an example of planned obsolescence. (planned obsolescence is the process of creating material items that will break easily or become obsolete)
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What is organic?
Food that features practices that cycle resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity. Organizations regulating these products restrict the use of certain pesticides and fertilizers in the farming methods used to produce such products. This type of food is not processed using irradiation, industrial solvents, or synthetic food additives.
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What is anxiety?
Sustaining yourself is important, what is the leading mental health issue for college students?
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What is the front of the Green Quad Learning Center?
The location of a bioswale in Green Quad
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What are incinerators?
These are facilities that treat waste by burning it. They come under many names such as “mass burn
incinerators,” “thermal treatment facilities,” or so-called “waste-to-energy” (WTE) plants, and involve processes such as combustion, pyrolysis, gasification, or plasma arc. |
What is natural food?
A widely used term in food labeling and marketing. The term is often assumed to imply foods that are not processed and whose ingredients convey an appeal to nature. But the lack of standards in most jurisdictions means that the term assures nothing. In some countries, the term is defined and enforced. In others, such as the United States, it is not enforced.
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What is 25%?
Compact Florescent Lighting -CFLs- use ______ of the energy needed for incandescent bulbs.
a. 25% b. 50% c. 75% d. 100% |
What is a "LEED-certified building"?
.Another name for "green building" building.
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What is 2050?
The year that there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish.
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What is a food desert?
An area that has limited access to affordable and nutritious food, in contrast with an area with higher access to supermarkets or vegetable shops with fresh foods, which is called a food oasis.
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What are dioxanes?
In the short term this chemical found in laundry detergent can cause eye and nose irritation; long-term, it can even affect liver and kidneys. The state of California has declared it can cause cancer and has been found to be potentially toxic to your brain and central nervous system, kidneys, liver and respiratory system, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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What are: solar panels, permeable concrete, carpet tiles, etc.?
Name one physical aesthetic of Green Quad that is sustainable.
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