Earth Day 2021

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Which year was Earth Day first introduced?

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1970

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What is the purpose of Earth Day?

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To increase public awareness of the world's environmental problems.

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When is Earth Day celebrated?

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April 22nd

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What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered in water?

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70

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How old is the Earth?

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4.5 billion years old

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How much of the world's food is never eaten, which means that the food's production wasted land and resources and emitted unnecessary greenhouse gases?

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25%

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What was the purpose of the National Environmental Education Act passed by Congress in 1990?

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To require that the US Environmental Protection Agency be a leader in promoting environmental literacy

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Where does more than half of the breathable oxygen in the world come from? Options: Forests, Flowering plants, Clouds, Oceans

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Oceans

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Is wasting less food a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?

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True

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What happens to plastic waste?

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It never fully goes away, it just breaks into little pieces

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