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Earth Day

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the 3 R's?

a)

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

b)

Recycle, Reopen, Redo

c)

Reuse, Restart, Recycle

d)

Reduce, Reuse, Radiate

2.

Which of the following can NOT be recycled?

a)

plastic bottles

b)

glass jars

c)

newspaper

d)

oil

3.

What does reuse mean?

a)

to rot away

b)

to make something new

c)

to use less of

d)

to use again

4.

Which is an example of a way you can reduce?

a)

buy products with less packaging

b)

use cloth shopping bags

c)

walk to school

d)

collect plastic bottles

5.

If you are too hot and need to cool down, which of the following methods would use the least amount of energy?

a)

Open the windows to let a breeze in

b)

Open the freezer door to cool the room

c)

Turn on an electric fan

d)

Put the air conditioner on the coldest setting

6.

Plants and trees release oxygen into the air.

a)

True

b)

False

7.
Which is NOT true about Earth Day?
a)
People make sure that they use a lot of gas
b)
People conserve energy
c)
People excercise environmental protection
d)
People think about the Earth's needs
8.
Why is recycling important?
a)
It does not help the planet.
b)
It gives raccoons food.
c)
It reduces the amount of trash we make.
d)
The world will shrink.
9.

Litter is a type of pollution.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

When is Earth Day celebrated?

a)

12 April

b)

when spring comes

c)

21 June

d)

22 April

11.
Preserve means ...
a)
to keep safe
b)
to harm
12.

Which transport is best for the environment?

a)

a bus

b)

a bike

c)

a car

d)

a tractor

13.

What ecological problem is shown in this picture?

a)

littering

b)

water pollution

c)

air pollution

d)

destruction of natural resourses

14.

What ecological problem is shown in this picture?

a)

littering

b)

water pollution

c)

air pollution

d)

endangered animals

15.

Find the solution for this problem.

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

What does decompose mean?

a)

to rot away

b)

to make something new

c)

to build up

d)

to use again

17.

The process of making the environment dirty or not safe to use is...

a)

waste

b)

conserve

c)

pollution

d)

Earth Day

18.

A material left over or thrown away is...

a)

waste

b)

pollution

c)

resources

d)

conserve

19.

Why do we celebrate Earth Day?

a)

To have fun

b)

To raise consciousness (awareness)

20.

Most people didn’t recycle or conserve resources before 1970 because they did not

a)

have time.

b)

care about the planet.

c)

have enough recyclable items.

d)

know how humans were hurting the planet.