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Environmental Day

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which was the first book that helped the public become more environmentally aware?

a)

The Lorax by Dr. Seuss

b)

Silent springs by Rachel carson

c)

Population Bomb by Paul Ehrlich

d)

Life so far by Betty Friedan

2.

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

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?

a)

CO2

b)

CH4

c)

Water vapour

d)

all of them

4.

Which of the following is a consequences connected to climate change?

a)

Glaciers melting which leads to sea level rise.

b)

There will be more oxygen in the atmosphere.

c)

There will be less extreme weather events such as tornados.

d)

People cutting down more trees leading to deforestation.

5.

Which of these countries emit the most CO2

a)

China

b)

The USA

c)

Malaysia

d)

The UK

6.

What percentage of crops are dependent on bee pollination in the U.S.?

a)

100%

b)

30%

c)

65%

d)

90%

7.
Who founded Earth Day?
a)
Elisabeth Warren
b)
Mitt Romney
c)
Nelson Mandela
d)
Gaylord Nelson
8.

What year was Earth Day created?

a)

1970

b)

1990

c)

2000

d)

1900

9.
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%
10.

Bonus: Who wrote, The Ecology Song from the Station: Listen To It! ?

a)

Joni Mitchell

b)

Michael Jackson

c)

Marvin Gaye

d)

Stephen Thomas

11.

Which tropical rainforest, the largest and most diverse of its kind in the world, is home to about 33 million people?

a)

Congo Rainforest

b)

Amazon Rainforest

c)

Daintree Rainforest

d)

Southeast Asian Rainforest

12.

Which of the following only occupy 0.1% of the area of the ocean but they support 25% of all marine species on the planet?

a)

seahorses

b)

lobsters

c)

Coral reefs

d)

crustaceans

13.

How many deaths are there annually as a result of exposure to outdoor air pollution?

a)

1.5

b)

2.8

c)

3.1

d)

3.7

14.

Facemasks are often used in China during air pollution episodes. What is the percentage range of ambient air particles that are filtered by standard facemasks?

a)

0-21%

b)

22-47%

c)

48–75%

d)

76–100%

15.

True or false; environmental pollution exposure during pregnancy is not a risk factor for pre-term (premature) birth.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which of the following forest landscape restoration activities is the most efficient at removing carbon from the atmosphere?

a)

Agroforestry

b)

Magrove restoration

c)

Planted forests and woodlots

d)

Natural regeneration

17.

True or false; biomass burning in one home can be a source of indoor air pollution for several homes.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Aerosol optical depth is a measure of how much sunlight is absorbed or reflected by the Earth’s atmosphere. A value of 0 indicates perfectly clear skies and a value of 1 indicates no sunlight penetration. What value between 0 and 1 has been deemed the “safe operating space” for humanity?

a)

Less than or equal to 0.15

b)

Less than or equal to 0.25

c)

Less than or equal to 0.35

d)

Less than or equal to 0.40

19.

Exposure to indoor second hand smoke, dirty cooking fuel, and dampness increases the risk of which infectious disease in children?

a)

Tuberculosis

b)

Malaria

c)

Mumps

d)

Cholera

20.

How much CO2 was removed from the atmosphere by Brazilian forest plantations between 1990 and 2016?

a)

789 Gigatonnes

b)

1246 Gigatonnes

c)

1669 Gigatonnes

d)

1900 Gigatonnes

21.

Evidence suggests that certain foods can help protect against the effects of environmental pollutants on the health of fetuses and therefore pregnant women are encouraged to consume them. Which of the following is an example of a protective food from the prenatal ‘epigenetics diet’?

a)

Green tea

b)

Tumeric

c)

Fish

d)

All of the above

22.

Human Biomonitoring (HBM) is a well-established worldwide-applied methodology to assess whether and to what extent substances have entered the body. Which of these countries have established legislation for mandatory HBM programmes?

a)

France

b)

Japan

c)

Slovenia

d)

All of the above

23.

Approximately how many million people live in the Amazon rainforest?

a)

23

b)

33

c)

43

d)

63

24.

Of all mammals on earth what percentage are wild?

a)

4

b)

10

c)

15

d)

20

25.

In many areas, what percentage of coral cover has died in the past 30 years?

a)

30

b)

35

c)

40

d)

50