WorksheetsEnvironmental Day
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which was the first book that helped the public become more environmentally aware?
The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
Silent springs by Rachel carson
Population Bomb by Paul Ehrlich
Life so far by Betty Friedan
Wasting less food is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
True
False
Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?
CO2
CH4
Water vapour
all of them
Which of the following is a consequences connected to climate change?
Glaciers melting which leads to sea level rise.
There will be more oxygen in the atmosphere.
There will be less extreme weather events such as tornados.
People cutting down more trees leading to deforestation.
Which of these countries emit the most CO2
China
The USA
Malaysia
The UK
What percentage of crops are dependent on bee pollination in the U.S.?
100%
30%
65%
90%
What year was Earth Day created?
1970
1990
2000
1900
Bonus: Who wrote, The Ecology Song from the Station: Listen To It! ?
Joni Mitchell
Michael Jackson
Marvin Gaye
Stephen Thomas
Which tropical rainforest, the largest and most diverse of its kind in the world, is home to about 33 million people?
Congo Rainforest
Amazon Rainforest
Daintree Rainforest
Southeast Asian Rainforest
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?
seahorses
lobsters
Coral reefs
crustaceans
How many deaths are there annually as a result of exposure to outdoor air pollution?
1.5
2.8
3.1
3.7
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?
0-21%
22-47%
48–75%
76–100%
True or false; environmental pollution exposure during pregnancy is not a risk factor for pre-term (premature) birth.
True
False
Which of the following forest landscape restoration activities is the most efficient at removing carbon from the atmosphere?
Agroforestry
Magrove restoration
Planted forests and woodlots
Natural regeneration
True or false; biomass burning in one home can be a source of indoor air pollution for several homes.
True
False
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?
Less than or equal to 0.15
Less than or equal to 0.25
Less than or equal to 0.35
Less than or equal to 0.40
Exposure to indoor second hand smoke, dirty cooking fuel, and dampness increases the risk of which infectious disease in children?
Tuberculosis
Malaria
Mumps
Cholera
How much CO2 was removed from the atmosphere by Brazilian forest plantations between 1990 and 2016?
789 Gigatonnes
1246 Gigatonnes
1669 Gigatonnes
1900 Gigatonnes
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’?
Green tea
Tumeric
Fish
All of the above
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?
France
Japan
Slovenia
All of the above
Approximately how many million people live in the Amazon rainforest?
23
33
43
63
Of all mammals on earth what percentage are wild?
4
10
15
20
In many areas, what percentage of coral cover has died in the past 30 years?
30
35
40
50
