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Earth Day

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Turning the water off while brushing your teeth is a good way to reduce the amount of water used?

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Using paper plates in NOT a way to Reuse?

a)

False

b)

True

3.

Turning the lights off is a way to reduce the use of electricity?

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Using a reusable sports bottle instead of a plastic water bottle is a way to

a)

reduce

b)

reuse

c)

recycle

5.

Throwing away your plastic water bottle or milk jug in the trash is NOT a way to (choose all that apply)

a)

reduce

b)

reuse

c)

recycle

6.

When plastic, glass and paper products are made into new things, this a way to

a)

reduce

b)

reuse

c)

recycle

7.

What is the most polluted city in the world?

a)

Zabol. Iran

b)

Los Angeles, California

c)

Delhi, India

8.

Where is the cleanest city in the world?

a)

Amherst, Ohio

b)

Whitehorse, Canada

c)

Santa Fe, New Mexico

9.

Rain falling through polluted air.

a)

natural resources

b)

acid rain

c)

fossil fuel

10.

A resource that cannot be replaced.

a)

greenhouse gas

b)

The 3 R's of saving Earth

c)

non-renewable resource

11.
Preserve means ...
a)
to keep safe
b)
to harm
12.
How many nations celebrate Earth Day?
a)
175
b)
275
c)
375
d)
475
13.
What event sparked Earth Day?
a)
earthquake
b)
volcanic eruption
c)
massive littering
d)
oil spill
14.

use waste to make new things that can be used again

a)

compost

b)

pollution

c)

recycle

d)

disposable

15.

waste that harms land, water, or air

a)

organic

b)

biodegradable

c)

pollution

d)

reuse

16.

a soil like mixture made from rotting plant and animal matter

a)

organic

b)

raw materials

c)

compost

d)

reuse

17.

meant to be thrown away after one use

a)

recycle

b)

disposable

c)

organic

d)

reuse

18.

grown only with natural fertilizers

a)

pollution

b)

compost

c)

organic

d)

raw materials

19.

able to be broken down by tiny organisms

a)

pollution

b)

recycle

c)

landfill

d)

biodegradable

20.

things in nature that people use to make things

a)

pollution

b)

compost

c)

raw materials

d)

landfill

21.

to use again

a)

reuse

b)

recycle

c)

organic

d)

compost

22.

an area where garbage is dumped and covered with dirt

a)

recycle

b)

pollution

c)

compost

d)

landfill

23.
Preserve means ...
a)
to keep safe
b)
to harm
24.
How many people attended the first Earth Day celebration?
a)
20
b)
2000
c)
200000
d)
20000000
25.

Which transport is best for the environment?

a)

a bus

b)

a bike

c)

a car

d)

a tractor

26.

Litter is a type of pollution.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Plants and trees release oxygen into the air.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

What ecological problem is it?

a)

littering

b)

destruction of natural resaurses

c)

air pollution

d)

water pollution

29.

What ecological problem is shown in this picture?

a)

littering

b)

water pollution

c)

air pollution

d)

endangered animals

30.

What are the three R's of the environment?

a)

reduce, replace, recycle

b)

reduce, read, ride

c)

reduce, reuse, recycle

d)

rearrange, reduce, recycle