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Earth Day Quiz created by Priti Kumari, SCRGCFW, Sampla

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who founded Earth Day?

a)

Elisabeth Warren

b)

Mitt Romney

c)

Nelson Mandela

d)

Gaylord Nelson

2.

What does it mean to go green?

a)

to eat more green vegetables

b)

to be friendly towards the environment

c)

to wear green clothes

d)

All of the above

3.

What goes in the blue recycling bin?

a)

paper

b)

plastic

c)

glass

d)

All of the Above

4.

Earth Day 2020 will be the ______ anniversary of Earth Day.

a)

30th

b)

40th

c)

50th

d)

60th

5.

How can we solve the problem of littering?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.
Q.NO.8 Where was Earth summit held in 1992?
a)
Delhi
b)
Tokyo
c)
Rio de Jeneirio
d)
New york
7.
Any amount of CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) in the atmosphere is bad for our planet.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Which of the following in a non-renewable resource?
a)
Hydroelectricity
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Solar heating
d)
Wind energy
9.
Why are fossil fuels considered to be nonrenewable?
a)
They are used up faster than they can be made.
b)
They contain fossils.
c)
They were made long ago.
d)
They are very expensive.
10.

When we discuss greenhouse gases what is the main one we discuss?

a)

Methane (CH4)

b)

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

c)

Nitrous oxide (N2O)

d)

All of the above

11.
Which of the following is a way a person could conserve natural resources?
a)
recycling waste materials like plastic, glass, paper, and aluminum
b)
limiting water use when showering, brushing teeth, and shaving
c)
using rechargeable batteries
d)
all of the above are good conservation practices
12.
A way the factory could help conserve the river water as a natural resource is to--
a)
filter the water before dumping into the river
b)
remove all of the animals from the area for their protection
c)
set up nets down river to remove contaminated fish
d)
post signs of "No swimming in the river"
13.

Resources that are found

everywhere like the air we breathe are called __________

a)

Potential

b)

Biotic

c)

Ubiquitous

d)

Localised

14.
How can people minimize the amount of resources they use?
a)
Create more landfills and garbage dumps.
b)
Buy products with lots of packaging.
c)
Reduce, reuse, recycle.
d)
Think only about what you need right now and don’t worry about the future.
15.
How can people reduce the amount of resources they use?
a)
make more landfills and garbage dumps
b)
buy products with lots of packaging 
c)
use water, electricity, and gas conservatively and recycle metal, paper, and glass
d)
Think only about what you need right now and don’t worry about the future
16.

Which plant produce ozone at the time photosynthesis

a)

Lemon

b)

Tulsi

c)

Neem

d)

Aloe vera

17.

What is the name of the international agreement committing parties to phasing out ozone depleting substances and phasing down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)?

a)

Vienna Protocol

b)

Paris Agreement

c)

Montreal Protocol

d)

Antarctic Convention

18.
Q.NO.12 When was the concept of Sustainable Development introduced by the World Commission on Environment and Development?
a)
1983
b)
1985
c)
1989
d)
1987
19.

Q.NO.15 Which global action plan was adopted in the Earth Summit of 1992?

a)

Agenda 21

b)

Resource Planning

c)

Environment Protection plan

d)

All of the above

20.

Which of these is the correct definition for the term sustainable?

a)

The responsible development and management of areas

b)

Improvement of a run down area

c)

Meeting the needs of people without damaging the ecological, economic, or social components of the environment.

d)

People take responsibility for improving their living conditions

21.
What is climate change?
a)
Don't know
b)
Change in global climate, such as an increase in the global temperature and major variations in precipitation patterns. 
c)
The earth has become sick. 
d)
A change in the earth's climate due to human causes. 
22.
The following are renewable resources
a)
coal, oil, biofuel
b)
trees, animals, water
c)
coal, oil, petroleum
d)
oxygen, soil, fossil fuels
23.

Why is reducing your carbon footprint so important?

a)

Carbon dioxide is the main cause of global warming

b)

Carbon dioxide helps grow forests and grasslands

c)

The atmosphere will cool with too little carbon dioxide.

d)

Sea levels will drop with too much carbon dioxide.

24.

Which state among the North-Eastern states has been fully surveyed for its land use?

a)

Arunachal Pradesh

b)

Manipur

c)

Tripura

d)

Assam

25.

Which of the following is essential for sustainable existence of all forms of life?

a)

Resource planning

b)

Resource management

c)

Resource extraction

d)

Resource generation

26.

Under which of the following type of resource can tidal energy be put?

a)

Replenishable

b)

Human-made

c)

Abiotic

d)

Non-recyclable

27.

Who wrote the book 'Small is Beautiful'?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Sumacher

c)

Suacher

d)

S. Swaminathan

28.

Which institution/organization advocated resource conservation at the first time at international level?

a)

Brundtland Commission Report

b)

UNESCO

c)

Club of Rome

d)

UNCED

29.

What was the deceleration of RIO Earth Summit 1992?

a)

Agenda 21

b)

Sustainable development

c)

Global climatic change and biological diversity

d)

None of these

30.

What is the theme for Earth Day 2020?

a)

Improved Environmental Condition

b)

Climate Change and Human

c)

Climate Action

d)

Transformation of Human Life Style

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