Earth Day Trivia

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 use about how many plastic drinking straws per day?

• 25,000

• 100,000

• 250,000,000

• 500,000,000

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

• China

• USA

• UK

• India

A majority of the plastic waste ends up in the oceans. How many million tons of plastic waste are dumped into the oceans each year?

• 1 million tons

• 8 million tons

• 20 million tons

• 50 million tons

One tree provides a day's supply of oxygen for ____ people.

• 1

• 4

• 10

• 100

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

What is the effect(s) of climate change? [select 3 answers]

• Ice sheets are declining and glaciers are retreating globally

• global sea levels are decreasing

• Oceans are more acidic to do too much Carbon Dioxide

• surface temperatures are setting new records and there is more extreme weather events - hurricanes, droughts...

• increase in biodiversity