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You gave the wrong answers to the majority of questions! You still have to learn much more when it comes to our environment! But don't let that get you down; no one is born a master, and our planet still needs you! Read the following solutions to all the questions to learn more! And don't forget to share this quiz with your friends, so they learn something new as well!
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<b>Here are the answers to every question:</b>
<li><b>1. More than 50% of the breathable oxygen comes from ...: The ocean. </b><br/>Crazy, but true: The majority of our breathable oxygen is provided by tiny plants called phytoplankton, living in our oceans.
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<li><b>2. What is the Greenhouse Effect?: When gases in our atmosphere trap the Sun's heat.</b><br/> The sun is constantly radiating. Some of this radiation is absorbed by the Earth, while some is reflected back into space. But some of this reflected radiation becomes trapped by gases in our atmosphere, which created the so-called Greenhouse Effect.
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<li><b>3. Is it possible to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by wasting less food?: Yes.</b><br/> Did you know that almost half of the globally produced food is thrown away? Some spoils on transit, while consumers also throw away a lot. This wasted food alone is responsible for more than 3.3 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide emitted on this planet.
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<li><b>4. How many elephants are killed for their tusks per day?: 100.</b><br/> The illegal ivory trade is still a wide-spread problem. A staggering amount of 100 elephants are killed each and every day only for their tusks!
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<li><b>5. What happens to the majority of plastic waste?: Ends up in our oceans.</b><br/> Did you know that plastic needs hundreds of years to break up? And the majority of it ends up in our oceans, where living creatures get tangled in it or mistake it for food and die.
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<li><b>6. Is deforestation is the second leading cause of global warming?: Yes. </b><br/>Not only is it the second leading cause for global warming, as it is responsible for about 25% of global greenhouse gas emissions, it also leads to a lot of harm to humans and animals!
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<li><b>7. A lot of countries vowed to use only 100% of renewable energy by 2050. Which of the following countries did not vowed to?: Canada.</b><br/> In 2016, 48 countries pledged at the United Nations Climate Change Conference to use only renewable energy by 2050. Most of the countries are those who are and will be affected the most by climate change.
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<li><b>8. Which ecosystem holds the most biodiversity? (concentration of plants and animals): Tropical forest.</b><br/> Even though tropical forests cover only around 7% of Earth's landmass, it is home to about 50% of all living things on this planet!
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<li><b>9. The Amazon rainforest produces how much of the world's oxygen?: 20%.</b><br/> Trees are enormous contributors to our planet's breathable oxygen. Roughly every fifth breath taken is thanks to the Amazon rainforest!
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<li><b>10. Whales capture and store a lot of carbon dioxide, which makes them very valuable. How much worth can a great whale be over its lifetime?: $2 million.</b><br/> Crazy, but true! Their contribution to the ecosystem over their lifetime is humongous!
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