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WorksheetsEarth Day 4th
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Earth day celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2020. In what year did Earth Day begin?
1950
1960
1970
1980
What are the three R's that can help the environment?
reduce, replace, recycle
reduce, read, ride
reduce, reuse, recycle
rearrange, reduce, recycle
When is Earth Day?
April 22
June 22
August 22
December 22
If you are too hot and need to cool down, which of the following ways would use the smallest amount of energy?
Turn on an electric fan
Open the freezer door to cool the room
Open the windows to let cool air in
Put the air conditioner on the coldest setting
What type of pollution is caused by a bus, car or truck?
garbage pollution
land pollution
water pollution
air pollution
In a Dr. Seuss book, who speaks for the trees?
Horton
Cindy Lou Who
The Lorax
The Grinch
What happens to plastic waste?
It breaks down quickly.
There is no such thing as plastic waste, all plastic is recycled.
It never fully goes away, it just breaks into little pieces.
It is eaten by worms.
What is one way that you can reduce waste?
buy products with less packaging
throw away all waste and not recycle
walk to school
use big boxes
What country produces the most pollution?
Switzerland
United States
China
India
What shape does the recycling symbol look like?
Triangle
Square
Rectangle
Octagon
The most commonly recycled material in the United States is...
Oil
Paper
Metal
Rubber
Which is NOT a way to help the earth?
recycle
save energy
throw garbage everywhere
conserve water
Why is plastic dangerous for marine life?
They use it as toys.
They can get tangled in it which limits their ability to swim.
There is no plastic waste in the ocean, so it is not dangerous.
It's not dangerous because they use plastic waste for habitats.
The biggest part of plastic waste ends up in _________.
Landfills
Deserts
Oceans
Recycling bins
What started the idea of Earth Day?
An oil spill in St. Barbara, California
Plastic waste in the oceans
Cutting down too many trees in the Amazon Rain Forest
Poverty
What does the word recycle mean?
the area around a person, animal, or plant.
to keep from safe
make smaller or less.
to change waste into something useful.
Why is recycling important?
It does not help the planet.
It helps people make more money.
It reduces the amount of trash we make.
The world will shrink.
Why did Senator Gaylord Nelson create Earth Day?
To celebrate Earth's birthday
To get people to start caring for the Earth
To get reelected
To become famous
We should ___________ old clothes by giving them away.
reduce
reuse
recycle
refuse
Most people didn’t recycle or conserve resources before 1970 because they did not
have time.
care about the planet.
have enough recyclable items.
know how much humans were hurting the planet.
