Ind. 2-History of Earth Day-Passage

The first Earth Day occurred in?

• a. 1960

• b. 1970

• c. 1980

• d. 1990

Before people were concerned about preserving the environment, industries polluted the?

• a. Air

• b. Water

• c. Land

• d. All of the above

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3. Earth Day celebrations eventually inspired the creation of the U.S.?

• a. Environmental Protection Agency

• b. National Park Service

• c. Natural Resources Conservation Service

• d. All of the above

The United Nations celebrates Earth Day on?

• a. April 22 like the U.S.

• b. March 15

• c. The First Day of Spring

• d. None of the above

5. The person who founded Earth Day is?

• a. Nelson Rockefeller

• b. Nelson Mandella

• c. Gaylord Nelson

• d. None of the above

The founder of Earth Day was honored with the?

• a. Presidential Medal of Freedom

• b. Nobel Peace Prize

• c. Both a. and b.

• d. None of the above

When is Earth Day celebrated?

• January 22

• April 22

• April 5

• April 1

What are environmentalists?

• People who care about the Earth and preserving a clean world for everyone to live in.

• People who care about the animals.

• People who teach about the animals.

• People who celebrate the animals.

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Senator Gaylord Nelson was from?

• Texas

• Florida

• Wisconsin

• California

The first environmental protest brought together how many Americans?

• 2 million

• 20 thousand

• 2 thousand

• 20 million