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Earth Day

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Litter is a type of pollution.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Plants and trees release oxygen into the air.

a)

True

b)

False

3.
Who invented Earth Day?
a)
Bobby Nelson
b)
Byron Nelson
c)
Gaylord Nelson
d)
Rob Nelson
4.

WHAT ARE THE 3R'S?

a)

Redirct, Rude, Round.

b)

Respectful, Responsible, Right.

c)

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

d)

Rewrite, Rewind, Respond.

5.

How can we solve the problem of littering?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

What does the word pollute mean?

a)

protect from harm or overuse.

b)

protection from sun

c)

to make water, land and air dirty.

d)

to change waste into something useful.

7.

When did Earth Day begin?

a)

April 22, 1970

b)

October 31, 1983

c)

August 12, 1994

d)

December 21, 1977

8.

What does reuse mean?

a)

to rot away

b)

to make something new

c)

to use less of

d)

to use again

9.

Happy Earth Day is about:

a)

studying about how the earth began

b)

happy birthday to the earth

c)

taking care of the earth and environmental protection

d)

earth pollution day

10.

Earth Day began because people were _______ about pollution.

a)

happy

b)

unhappy

c)

safe

d)

unsafe

11.

To save our environment, we must:

a)

grow more trees and be a good model on how to protect the environment

b)

apply the 3Rs: reduce, reuse, recycle

c)

educate people about the importance and how to take care of the environment

d)

all of the above

12.

Why did Senator Gaylord Nelson create Earth Day?

a)

To make him famous

b)

To get people to start caring for the Earth

c)

To celebrate something new

d)

To help him win an election

13.

What does recycle mean?

a)

Making waste smaller

b)

Making waste bigger

c)

Changing waste into something new

d)

Throwing away waste

14.

What do we call waste that harms the land, water or air?

a)

organic

b)

biodegradable

c)

pollution

d)

recycling

15.

We should _________ the amount of water we use by turning off the water while we brush our teeth.

a)

reduce

b)

reuse

c)

recycle

d)

remove

16.

Which one is an example of recycling?

a)

Reusing a paper bag for lunch.

b)

Using less water to take a bath.

c)

Making new glass bottles from old ones.

d)

Using plastic cups instead of paper cups.

17.

What is one way that factories cause pollution?

a)

dumping chemicals into rivers and lakes

b)

driving lots of cars

c)

eating too much pizza

d)

building too many fires

18.

What type of pollution is shown in this picture?

a)

littering

b)

water pollution

c)

air pollution

d)

destruction of natural resources

19.

What type of pollution is this?

a)

littering

b)

swimming

c)

air pollution

d)

water pollution

20.

What type of pollution is this?

a)

littering

b)

water pollution

c)

air pollution

d)

garbage

21.

Earth Day is only celebrated in the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

What shape does the recycling symbol look like?

a)

Triangle

b)

Square

c)

Rectangle

d)

Octogon

23.

What is one reason that trash and litter can hurt animals?

a)

It scares them.

b)

It makes them laugh.

c)

They may try to eat plastics and choke on them.

d)

It removes their camouflage.

24.

This year is a special anniversary for Earth Day. Which one is it?

a)

25th

b)

10th

c)

50th

d)

40th

25.

What is one way that you can reduce waste?

a)

buy products with less packaging

b)

throw away all waste and not recycle

c)

walk to school

d)

use big boxes

26.

Which is NOT a way to help the earth?

a)

recycle

b)

save energy

c)

throw garbage everywhere

d)

conserve water

27.

Why is plastic dangerous for marine life?

a)

They use it as toys.

b)

They can get tangled in it which limits their ability to swim.

c)

They use it as homes.

d)

It's not dangerous.

28.

The biggest part of plastic waste ends up in _________.

a)

Landfills

b)

Deserts

c)

Oceans

d)

Recycling bins

29.

Why is recycling important?

a)

It does not help the planet.

b)

It helps people make more money.

c)

It reduces the amount of trash we make.

d)

The world will shrink.

30.

We should ___________ old clothes by giving them away.

a)

reduce

b)

reuse

c)

recycle

d)

refuse