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World Earth Day 2024

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which year was Earth Day first introduced?

a)

1965

b)

1970

c)

1975

d)

1980

2.

What is the purpose of Earth Day?

a)

To show you love the world.

b)

To give our planet a day to rest.

c)

To increase public awareness of the world's environmental problems.

d)

To unite everyone in celebrating Earth's birthday

3.

How many people and countries participate in Earth Day celebration

a)

2 million people in 160 countries

b)

200 million people in 141 countries

c)

2 thousands people in 141 countries

4.
When is Earth Day celebrated
a)
June 19th
b)
April 22nd
c)
When the world ends
d)
April 23rd
5.
What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered in water?
a)
50
b)
60
c)
70
6.
How old is the Earth?
a)
5 million years old
b)
10 billion years old
c)
4.5 billion years old
7.

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%

8.

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

9.

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

a)

Forests

b)

Flowering plants

c)

Clouds

d)

Oceans

10.

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

a)

True

b)

False

11.

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

12.

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

13.

What does recycle mean?

a)

Make smaller

b)

Converting waste into something that can be used again.

c)

Make bigger

d)

Throw away

14.

To use something carefully is to...

a)

waste

b)

pollution

c)

resources

d)

conserve

15.
Volcanoes can exist in the deep ocean.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
 As the temperature of ocean water changes from 10 to 30 degrees C, how does the density change?
a)
The water becomes more dense
b)
The water becomes less dense
c)
 The density does not change 
d)
 It is impossible to predict
17.
 What is true about the water on the bottom of the ocean?
a)
 It is the saltiest water found in the ocean
b)
It is the densest water found in the ocean
c)
 It is not frozen because sunlight warms it up
d)
 It does not move
18.

How many Cylinders can fill with the one day breath inhaled by the human being?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Zero

19.

Who is responsible For current Situation of Environment and Earth?

a)

Nature

b)

God

c)

Human

d)

Nobody

20.

What do you think about digitalization? Is it harmful to nature or not?

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