Statistics for Environmental Issues

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Type of rain caused by sulfur dioxide emissions	{Acid} rain	95%
Region of the atmosphere depleted by chlorofluorocarbons	{Ozone} layer	91%
The world's worst nuclear disaster, in 1986	Chernobyl	90%
The three main fossil fuels	Oil	89%
Type of animal threatened by "medicinal" use of its horn	Rhinoceros	88%
Bird that went extinct in Mauritius in the 1600s, just a few decades after it was first observed	Dodo	87%
The two most abundant of those gases, other than water vapor	Carbon dioxide	86%
Annual event founded in 1972 to raise awareness of environmental issues	{Earth} Day	85%
In 2020, it represented 3.5% of world electricity generation, up from 0.01% in 2004	{Solar} power	83%
The three main fossil fuels	Coal	81%
Name for a gas that traps heat in the atmosphere	{Greenhouse} gas	81%
The world's first national park	Yellowstone	79%
This Chinese delicacy is one reason for the decline in shark populations	{Shark} {fin} soup	78%
Country that built a 1000 mile "rabbit-proof fence" in an effort to contain invasive rabbits	Australia	75%
Creatures that can become "bleached" due to ocean acidification	Coral	70%
Term for the tiny animals and plants at the bottom of the food chain in the ocean	Plankton	69%
The two most abundant of those gases, other than water vapor	Methane	67%
First, and bestselling, model of hybrid vehicle	Toyota {Prius}	62%
The three main fossil fuels	Natural gas	59%
Major inland sea of Central Asia that has almost completely dried up	Aral Sea	49%

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