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EARTH DAY

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When was the Earth day first celebrated?

a)

1902

b)

2001

c)

1970

d)

1962

2.

How much of the world's food is never eaten, which means that the food's production wasted land and resources and emitted unnecessary greenhouse gases?

a)

10%

b)

25%

c)

33%

d)

50%

3.

Which was the first book to set the stage for society to change in becoming more environmentally aware?

a)

The lorax by Dr. Seuss

b)

The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan

c)

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

d)

Population Bomb by Paul Ehrlich

4.

Who is called the father of Earth Day?

a)

Gaylord Nelson

b)

Vandana Shiva

c)

Wangari Maathai

d)

Mark Boyle

5.

What was the purpose of the National Environmental Education Act passed by Congress in 1990?

a)

To require that the US Environmental Protection Agency be a leader in promoting environmental literacy

b)

To establish the office of Environmental Education

c)

All of the above

d)

None of the above

6.

More than half of the breathable oxygen in the world comes from where?

a)

Forests

b)

Flowering plants

c)

Clouds

d)

Oceans

7.

How much of the world's oxygen is produced by just the Amazon rainforest?

a)

1%

b)

20%

c)

50%

d)

10%

8.

Around the world how many indigenous people live in forests?

a)

1 million

b)

18 million

c)

50 million

d)

7 million

9.

The first Earth Day celebrations took place in?

a)

USA

b)

Japan

c)

Sweden

d)

Switzerland

10.

Which is more appropriate reason to observe the Earth Day every year?

a)

To protect the species

b)

To support for environmental protection

c)

To save the ozone layer

d)

None of the above

11.

Globally, which of the following economic sectors emits the largest percentage of greenhouse gas emissions?

a)

Transportation

b)

Buildings

c)

Industry

d)

Electricity and heat production

12.

Which of the following are threatened with extinction?

a)

Giraffes

b)

Whales

c)

Corals

d)

Elephants

e)

All of the above

13.

Is wasting less food a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What happens to plastic waste?

a)

It is a biodegradable material so it eventually disintegrates

b)

It never fully goes away, it just breaks into little pieces

c)

There is no such thing as plastic waste, all plastic is recycled

d)

It is dumped in the ocean for fish to eat

15.

What is an endangered species?

a)

A type of organism that is at risk of extinction

b)

A species found on land and in the ocean

c)

A species that is threatened by prey

d)

All of the above