WorksheetsGaylord Nelson and Earth Day
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How old do scientists think the Earth is?
a)
4.6 billion years
b)
4.6 million years
c)
6.4 billion years
d)
64.4 million years
2.
Gaylord Nelson was a governor and senator from______
a)
Wisconsin
b)
Illinois
c)
Minnesota
d)
Michigan
3.
Cities dumped ______________into lakes and rivers.
a)
sewage
b)
gas
c)
lead
4.
Gasoline used to have lead in it.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
What protects the Earth from too much radiation from the sun?
a)
radiation
b)
the ozone layer
c)
smog
d)
clouds
6.
What message did the first Earth Day send to politicians?
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7.
In the late 1960's college students had organized teach-ins, marches and protests. What were they protesting?
a)
The war in Vietnam
b)
the use of pesticides
c)
the beaches were ruined in Santa Barbara
d)
incinerators burning all night
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