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Earth Day Celebration!

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who founded Earth Day?

a)

Medgar Roberts

b)

Mitt Romney

c)

Nelson Mandela

d)

Gaylord Nelson

2.
Where did the idea of Earth Day come from?
a)
An oil spill in St. Barbara
b)
A huge water spill in Los Angeles
c)
Cutting down too many trees in the amazon rainforest
d)
Poverty
3.

What does recycle mean?

a)

to rot away

b)

to make something new

c)

to use less of

d)

to use again

4.

2020 is the

a)

1st year of celebrating Earth Day.

b)

10th year of celebrating Earth Day.

c)

50th year of celebrating Earth Day.

d)

100th year of celebrating Earth Day.

5.

70% of the Earth's surface is covered in water! How much of that is fresh water available for drinking and irrigation?

a)

5%

b)

10%

c)

25%

d)

Less than 1%

6.

Plants and trees release oxygen into the air.

a)

True

b)

False

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.
WHAT ARE THE 3R'S OF RECYCLING?
a)
Redirct, Rude, Round.
b)
Respectful, Responsible, Right.
c)
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. 
d)
Rewrite, rewind, respond.
9.

Turning the water off while brushing your teeth is a good way to reduce the amount of water used?

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Using a reusable sports bottle instead of a plastic water bottle is a way to

a)

reduce

b)

reuse

c)

recycle

11.

When plastic, glass and paper products are made into new things, this a way to

a)

reduce

b)

reuse

c)

recycle

12.

Approximately what percentage of the water in the world is drinkable?

a)

1%

b)

5%

c)

25%

d)

40%

13.

In the average home, which of the following uses the most water?

a)

Flushing the toilet

b)

filling the bathtub

c)

taking a 10-minute shower

d)

washing one load of clothes

14.

Which of the following takes the longest time to break down or disintegrate?

a)

Disposable diaper

b)

Hard plastic container

c)

Aluminum can

d)

Plastic six-pack rings

15.

use waste to make new things that can be used again

a)

compost

b)

pollution

c)

recycle

d)

disposable

16.

In the same amount of time, which of the following home appliances consumes the most electricity?

a)

space heater

b)

hair dryer

c)

computer and monitor

d)

hot water heater

17.

Which of the following accounts for the greatest percentage of a typical home energy bill?

a)

Heating and cooling

b)

clothes washer and dryer

c)

computer and monitor

d)

refrigerator

18.

How long does it take a glass bottle to decompose?

a)

1,000 years

b)

1,000,000 years

c)

100 years

d)

500,000 years

19.

What is the least time needed for a plastic water bottle to fully decompose?

a)

45 years

b)

4 years

c)

450 years

d)

15 years

20.

What can you do to help our Earth?

a)

Take reusable bags to the grocery store to REDUCE trash

b)

Drink water out of a container you can REUSE.

c)

Take glass bottles to a RECYCLING center

d)

All the above