Environmental literacy: Earth day 2020

Which day is Earth Day?

• April 22

• December 21

• August 12

Which was the first book that helped the public become more environmentally aware?

• The Lorax by Dr. Seuss

• Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

• Population Bomb by Paul Ehrlich

Wasting less food is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

• True

• False

Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?

• CO2

• CH4

• Water vapour

• all of them

What is the Greenhouse Effect?

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

• When you build a greenhouse

• When you paint your house green to show you are an environmentalist.

Which of the following is a consequences connected to climate change?

• Glaciers melting which leads to sea level rise.

• There will be more oxygen in the atmosphere.

• There will be less extreme weather events such as tornados.

• People cutting down more trees leading to deforestation.

What is one cause of climate change?

• People planting more trees

• The burning of fossil fuels

• The use of nuclear energy

Which of these countries emit the most CO2

• China

• The USA

• Malaysia

• The UK

What's good one way to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere?

• Start using electric cars

• Pant more trees and stop cutting them down

• breathing less, because we breathe out CO2

What could students at KH8 do to help the planet?

• Use less air-con at home and use fans instead.

• Holiday locally instead of flying.

• Stop buying so many new things such as phones and clothes

• All of them.