Earth Day quiz

Who is credited with founding Earth Day?

• John Muir

• Rachel Carson

• Gaylord Nelson

• Al Gore

The Amazon rainforest is crucial to the environment because it produces a significant amount of the Earth’s

• Water

• Soil

• Sunlight

• Oxygen

How much of the Earth’s surface is covered in water?

• 20%

• 30%

• 50%

• 71%

Which country is home to the greatest biodiversity of plants and animals?

• Brazil

• Costa Rica

• China

• Ecuador

What is the largest hot desert in the world?

• The Gobi Desert

• The Australian Outback

• The Sahara Desert

• The Arabian Desert

Burning fossil fuels is the primary cause of what type of air pollution?

• Smog

• Light pollution

• Noise pollution

• Thermal pollution

What is the largest freshwater lake by volume on Earth?

• Lake Superior

• Lake Baikal

• Lake Victoria

• The Caspian Sea

What international treaty aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ?

• The Kyoto Protocol

• The Montreal Protocol

• The Paris Agreement

• The Convention on Biological Diversity

What is the process of capturing and storing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to prevent climate change called?

• Recycling

• Carbon Sequestration

• Biodegradation

• Desalination

What famous scien􀆟st is credited with developing the theory of evolution by natural selection?

• Marie Curie

• Charles Darwin

• Albert Einstein

• Stephen Hawking