Earth Day

When was the first Earth Day?

• 1970

• 1982

• 2003

• 1999

The idea for Earth Day came from Gaylord Nelson.

True or False

• False

• True

Throughout its history, Earth Day has only been supported by Democrats

True or False

• True

• False

How much of our air pollution comes from motor vehicles, like cars and trucks?

• 80%

• 20%

• 70%

• 50%

Which was the first book to set the stage for society to change in becoming more environmentally aware?

• THE LORAX BY DR. SEUSS

• THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA BY MICHAEL POLLAN

• SILENT SPRING BY RACHEL CARSON

• POPULATION BOMB BY PAUL EHRLICH

The 2021 Earth Day official theme is:

• Peace, Love and Earth

• Restore Our Earth

• Keep Earth Green Forever

• Climate Action

Earth Day is the one and only day during the year that you should care about the environment and act to protect it.

• FALSE

• TRUE

the first earth day eventually led to the formation of which agency?

• the environmental protection agency

• Animal agency

• Plant agency

How much of the Earth’s land is covered by forests?

• 10%

• 25%

• 31%

• 4%