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Earth Day Quzi

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the 3 R's?

a)

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

b)

Recycle, Reopen, Redo

c)

Reuse, Restart, Recycle

d)

Reduce, Reuse, Radiate

2.

Which of the following can NOT be recycled?

a)

plastic bottles

b)

glass jars

c)

newspaper

d)

oil

3.

What does recycle mean?

a)

to rot away

b)

to make something new

c)

to use less of

d)

to use again

4.

What does reuse mean?

a)

to rot away

b)

to make something new

c)

to use less of

d)

to use again

5.

When is Earth Day?

a)

April 22

b)

June 22

c)

August 22

d)

December 22

6.

Which is an example of a way you can reduce?

a)

buy products with less packaging

b)

use cloth shopping bags

c)

walk to school

d)

collect plastic bottles

7.

What is one way that factories cause pollution?

a)

dumping chemicals into rivers and lakes

b)

driving cars

c)

eating too much pizza

d)

building too many fires

8.

If you are too hot and need to cool down, which of the following methods would use the least amount of energy?

a)

Open the windows to let a breeze in

b)

Open the freezer door to cool the room

c)

Turn on an electric fan

d)

Put the air conditioner on the coldest setting

9.
In what year did Earth Day begin?
a)
1950
b)
1960
c)
1970
d)
1980
10.
Preserve means ...
a)
to keep safe
b)
to harm
11.

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

12.

The USA is 2nd in emitting the most Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere. Which country is 1st?

a)

China

b)

USA

c)

UK

d)

India

13.

Why is plastic dangerous for marine life? [ 2 answers]

a)

animals mistake plastic for food and cannot digest it

b)

plastic is biodegradable - so it is not dangerous

c)

animals can digest plastic - thus, it is not a problem

d)

animals can get tangled in the plastic which hinders their ability to swim