Fall 2017 Global Thoughts Question Title * 1. Please answer these 14 questions. Please don't look anything up or ask anyone anything, but think and consider about what you know. This is only for us to get an idea of where everyone is at the start... first question: What's your name? Question Title * 2. What portion of the world's population lives in the USA? 1% 5% 20% 50% 75% Question Title * 3. What portion of humanity's energy consumption is done in the USA? 1% 5% 20% 50% 75% Question Title * 4. The circumference of the earth is about how many kilometers? 4 40 400 4,000 40,000 400,000 4,000,000 40,000,000 400,000,000 4,000,000,000 Question Title * 5. Anthropogenic means "caused by man". Anthropogenic Climate Change is primarily the result of (check all correct answers) Gasses like CO2 and methane are released into the air by human activities. Refrigerants destroy the ozone, allowing greater penetration of UV radiation Sunlight is growing more intense. Heat of combustion given off when we burn fossil fuels heats the planet. The earth’s atmosphere insulates the earth by absorbing infrared radiation emitted from the earth's surface. Question Title * 6. The portion of Global Electricity supplied by solar and wind is about 1% 5% 10% 50% 75% Question Title * 7. In the last 20 years, the proportion of the world population living in extreme poverty has... almost doubled remained about the same almost halfed Question Title * 8. In 1965, the number of babies born per woman in the world, on average, was 5 (see graph below). What is the present number of babies per woman? A - 4.5 B - 3.5 C - 2.5 Question Title Question Title * 9. We estimate that we’ve already used about what % of remaining estimated accessible global oil reserves? 1% 5% 20% 50% 75% 90% 95% 99% Question Title * 10. What is the per capita electrical power consumption rate in the USA? 1 W 10 W 100 W 1 kW 10 kW 100 kW 1 MW 10 MW Question Title * 11. What is the present annual CO2 emissions for the whole world? 16 Tons 25 kT 1 MT 100 MT 30 GT 3 TT Question Title * 12. The average US American emits ______ CO2 as the average person in the world 1/10 as much Half as much the same twice as much 4 times as much 10 times as much 25 times as much 100 times as much Question Title * 13. Check all the correct statements China emits more total CO2 per year than the US. China emits more per capita CO2 per year than the US. China’s CO2 emissions have grown significantly over the past 10 years while US emissions have dropped slightly China’s CO2 emissions continue to rise exponentially, with no end in sight. China is responsible for more total CO2 presently in the atmosphere than the US. China emits more criteria pollutants (like mercury, SOX and NOX) than the US because of lax environmental restrictions. Most of China’s electricity comes from nuclear, so China’s electricity is relatively carbon-free. About 25% of China’s emissions result from production of exports, so these emissions could be assigned to other countries. Done