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Earth Day 2020

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Wasting less food is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?

a)

CO2

b)

Oxygen

c)

Aluminum

3.

What is the Greenhouse Effect?

a)

When you paint your house green to be an environmentalist

b)

When the plants in a greenhouse die

c)

When the gasses in our atmosphere trap heat and block it from escaping our planet

d)

When you build a greenhouse

4.

Which of the following are consequences of climate change?

a)

Ice sheets are declining

b)

Surface temperatures are increasing

c)

There is more extreme weather

d)

All of the above

5.

What can you do to help fight climate change?

a)

Learn more about cheese

b)

Learn more about climate change

c)

Learn more about puppies

d)

Learn more about mice

6.

The majority of scientists agree that climate change is real and caused by humans.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which of these countries emits the most carbon dioxide?

a)

China

b)

US

c)

UK

d)

Russia

8.

What percent of the global greenhouse gas emissions does transportation create?

a)

1%

b)

14%

c)

33%

d)

70%

9.

Globally, which of the following creates the largest percent of greenhouse gas emissions?

a)

Transportation

b)

Buildings

c)

Manufacturing

d)

Electricity and heat production

10.

Which of these animals is threatened by global warming?

a)

Koala

b)

Clownfish

c)

Arctic fox

d)

All of the above

11.

Earth Day is on what day?

a)

April 21st

b)

April 22nd

c)

April 23rd

d)

April 24th

12.

Which is NOT one of the 3 Rs?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

It is the ____ Anniversary of Earth Day this year (2020)!

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

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?

a)

12 minutes

b)

1 hour

c)

1 day

d)

1 week

15.

One tree provides a day's supply of oxygen for ____ people.

a)

1

b)

4

c)

10

d)

100

16.

Which transport is best for the environment?

a)

a bus

b)

a bicycle

c)

a car

d)

a tractor

17.

What does the word environment mean?

a)

the area around a person, animal, or plant.

b)

to make water, land and air dirty.

c)

a community of living organisms.

d)

to keep from harm.

18.

What happens to plastic waste?

a)

It is biodegradable material so it eventually disintegrates

b)

There is no such thing as plastic waste, all plastic is recycled

c)

It never fully goes away, it just breaks into little pieces

d)

It gets dumped in the ocean for fish to eat

19.

When did Earth Day begin?

a)

April 22, 1970

b)

October 31, 1983

c)

August 12, 1994

d)

December 21, 1977

20.

Which of the following is not considered to be a source of renewable energy?

a)

Hydro-power

b)

Wind

c)

Natural gas

d)

Solar