Earth Day Quiz

What happens to plastic waste?

• It is biodegradable material so it eventually disintegrates

• There is no such thing as plastic waste, all plastic is recycled

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

• It gets dumped in the ocean for fish to eat

When did Earth Day begin?

• April 22, 1970

• October 31, 1983

• August 12, 1994

• December 21, 1977

What is the greenhouse effect?

• The name of climate change legislation that passed by Congress

• When you paint your house green to become an environmentalist

• When the gasses in our atmosphere trap heat and block it from escaping our planet

• When you build a green house

What percentage of plastic does the US recycle?

• 1%

• 9%

• 35%

• 50%

Americans throw away 100 billion plastic grocery bags each year. On average, how long is a plastic bag used by a person before being thrown away?

• 12 minutes

• 1 hour

• 1 day

• 1 week

The USA's energy consumption derived from renewable sources is ___% compared to Austin, Texas at ____%

• 20, 10

• 10, 30

• 20, 40

• 40, 20

Austin has set ambitious goals for the future — _______ of the power supplied to customers will be renewable in 2027.

• 100%

• 65%

• 50%

• 40%

The USA is 2nd in emitting the most Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere. Which country is 1st?

• China

• USA

• UK

• India

World leaders agreed to ______ when the Paris Agreement signed on Earth Day in 2016.

• quit making single-use plastics by 2020

• protect biodiversity and end deforestation [cutting down trees]

• use 100% clean, renewable energy by 2020

• keep global temperature rise below 2° C

Why is plastic dangerous for marine life? [ 2 answers]

• animals mistake plastic for food and cannot digest it

• plastic is biodegradable - so it is not dangerous

• animals can digest plastic - thus, it is not a problem

• animals can get tangled in the plastic which hinders their ability to swim