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Earth Day

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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.

What does recycle mean?

a)

to rot away

b)

to make something new

c)

to use less of

d)

to use again

3.

Which of the following can NOT be recycled?

a)

plastic bottles

b)

glass jars

c)

newspaper

d)

oil

4.

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.

5.

What does reuse mean?

a)

to rot away

b)

to make something new

c)

to use less of

d)

to use again

6.

In what year did Earth Day begin?

a)

1950

b)

1960

c)

1970

d)

1980

7.
What does it mean to reduce?
a)
To cut things up into little pieces.
b)
To use as much of something as you can.
c)
To use less of something.
d)
To use something again.
8.

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

9.

What does the word pollute mean?

a)

protect from harm or overuse.

b)

a layer that protects us from the sun’s harmful rays.

c)

to make water, land and air dirty.

d)

to change waste into something useful.

10.

What does the word conserve mean?

a)

protect from harm or overuse.

b)

make smaller or less.

c)

a community of living organisms.

d)

to use again.