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WorksheetsEarth Day Vocabulary
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 25mins
What does the word conserve mean?
protect from harm or overuse.
make smaller or less.
a community of living organisms.
to use again.
What does the word pollute mean?
protect from harm or overuse.
a layer that protects us from the sun’s harmful rays.
to make water, land and air dirty.
to change waste into something useful.
What does the word recycle mean?
the area around a person, animal, or plant.
to keep from harm.
make smaller or less.
to change waste into something useful.
What does the word reduce mean?
the study of organisms and their surroundings.
a community of living organisms.
make smaller or less.
to keep from harm.
What does the word reuse mean?
a community of living organisms.
the study of organisms and their surroundings.
a layer that protects us from the sun’s harmful rays.
to use again.
What does the word environment mean?
the area around a person, animal, or plant.
to make water, land and air dirty.
a community of living organisms.
to keep from harm.
What does the word ecology mean?
the study of organisms and their surroundings.
to keep from harm.
make smaller or less.
a layer that protects us from the sun’s harmful rays.
What does the word ecosystem mean?
a community of living organisms.
to change waste into something useful.
to make water, land and air dirty.
to use again.
What does the word protect mean?
the area around a person, animal, or plant.
to keep from harm.
to change waste into something useful.
to make water, land and air dirty.
What is the ozone layer?
a layer that protects us from the sun’s harmful rays.
the area around a person, animal, or plant.
make smaller or less.
to change waste into something useful.
What does decompose mean?
to rot away
to make something new
to build up
to use again
What are the 3 R's?
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Recycle, Reopen, Redo
Reuse, Restart, Recycle
Reduce, Reuse, Radiate
Which of the following can NOT be recycled?
plastic bottles
glass jars
newspaper
oil
What does reuse mean?
to rot away
to make something new
to use less of
to use again
When is Earth Day?
April 22
June 22
August 22
December 22
Which is an example of a way you can reduce?
buy products with less packaging
use cloth shopping bags
walk to school
collect plastic bottles
What is one way that factories cause pollution?
dumping chemicals into rivers and lakes
driving cars
eating too much pizza
building too many fires
If you are too hot and need to cool down, which of the following methods would use the least amount of energy?
Open the windows to let a breeze in
Open the freezer door to cool the room
Turn on an electric fan
Put the air conditioner on the coldest setting
Which of the following is NOT disposable?
plastic forks and spoons
paper plates
Styrofoam cups
reusable shopping bags
Which is an example of a way you can reduce?
buy products with less packaging
use cloth shopping bags
walk to school
collect plastic bottles
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
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 throw away 100 billion plastic grocery bags each year. On average, how long is a plastic bag used by a person before being thrown away?
12 minutes
1 hour
1 day
1 week
Americans use about how many plastic drinking straws per day?
25,000
100,000
250,000,000
500,000,000
The USA's energy consumption derived from renewable sources is ___% compared to Lexington, Nebraska at ____%
20, 10
10, 20
20, 40
40, 20
Although the USA has not vowed to use only 100% renewable energy by 2050; which 2 states have proposed to use 100% renewable energy for electricity? [select 2 answers]
Alaska
Hawaii
Florida
California
Nebraska
The USA is 2nd in emitting the most Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere. Which country is 1st?
China
USA
UK
India
World leaders agreed to ______ when the Paris Agreement signed on Earth Day in 2016.
quit making single-use plastics by 2020
protect biodiversity and end deforestation [cutting down trees]
use 100% clean, renewable energy by 2020
keep global temperature rise below 2° C
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
In 1962, Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring. This book described the effects of DDT. Name the bird that had fragile eggs due to DDT.
Western Meadowlark
Sandhill Crane
California Condor
Robin
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
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
Which country has not made a national plastic bag regulation?
Kenya
China
Rwanda
USA
One tree provides a day's supply of oxygen for ____ people.
1
4
10
100
Leading causes of greenhouse gas emissions are ____ [3 answers]
electricity and heat production
planting trees
agriculture and forestry
protecting endangered and threatened animals
transportation
What is the Sixth Extinction?
The current period of time where species are disappearing at an extreme rate
The 6th species that became extinct; a species of dinosaurs during the Jurassic
The sequel to a movie call The 5th Element
The 6 major species facing extinction today
What is used to make plastic?
coal
oil
natural gas
water
What percentage of Carbon Dioxide is absorbed by the oceans?
10%
20%
30%
40%
paper
cans
plastic
trash
