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Easy Energy Survey
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LEARN | Recommended for ages 11 to 18 |
This quick survey is meant to get you thinking a bit about your own energy use. Use what you learn to help think of questions to ask the host/ess of the Clean Energy Site you will visit when completing the "Explore" requirement of the patch.
Be honest, its good to know where you are at right now. As you work on the patch, see how many no's can become yes's:
1. Do you almost always turn off lights when you leave a room?
YES NO
2. Do you ride or drive only when necessary, choosing buses, trains, carpooling, biking, walking or other ways of getting around when you can?
YES NO
3. Do you know about how many miles you rode in a car last week?
YES NO
4. Do you usually consider fixing broken items or buy used one before buying new?
YES NO
5. Do you grow some of your own food or buy it through a local farmer?
YES NO
6. Do you know what temperature your home's thermostat is set for when no one is home?
YES NO
7. Do you separate recyclables?
YES NO
YES NO
9. If your family has cars, trucks, or other vehicles, do you know how many miles each one can travel per gallon of gasoline in the tank?
YES NO
10. Do you know what heating system(s) your house or apartment uses?
YES NO
11. Do you know the energy source(s) for the heating system(s)?
YES NO
12. Have you ever tested TVs, DVDs, computers or other electrical appliances to see how much power they use when they are supposed to be turned off? (Want to learn more? See "phantom loads" in the Clean Energy Glossary.)
YES NO
13. Do you use compact fluorescent light bulbs wherever lights are on the most?
YES NO
14. Do you know the expected yearly kWh usage of any of your home's major appliances, such as water heater, refrigerator, wash machine, drier, freezer, or air conditioner? (In the last several years, large electrical appliances are sold with yellow "EnergyGuide" labels that tell you the appliance's estimated yearly energy consumption and operating cost. (To learn more, go to the Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy EnergyGuide web site.
YES NO
15. Do you know what an Energy Star rating on an appliance means?
YES NO
16. Do you know how much insulation is in your attic and walls?
YES NO
17. Did you ever make the connection between energy use and pollution?
YES NO
18. Have you ever changed a habit to save energy?
YES NO
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