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Earth Day Challenge

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When is Earth Day celebrated?

a)

April 1st

b)

April 22nd

c)

April 21st

d)

June 16th

2.

In what year did Earth Day begin?

a)

1970

b)

1995

c)

2020

d)

1960

3.

What is the purpose of Earth Day?

a)

To celebrate the Earth by giving it a party

b)

To pollute more than average

c)

The raise awareness about environmental issues

4.

What are the 3 Rs?

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

d)

Restart

5.

Which of the following CANNOT be recycled?

a)

Plastic bottles

b)

Newspaper

c)

Oil

d)

Glass Jars

6.

Which is an example of a way to reduce?

a)

buy products with less packaging

b)

collect plastic bottles

c)

use cloth shopping bags

7.

What does the word pollute mean?

a)

protect from harm or overuse

b)

to make water, land, and air dirty

c)

to change waste into something useful.

8.

What does the word conserve mean?

a)

protect from harm or overuse

b)

make smaller or less

c)

a community of living organisms

9.

Americans throw away 100 billion plastic grocery bags each year.

On average, how long does it take for a plastic bag to breakdown?

a)

10 days

b)

1 year

c)

100 years

d)

1000 years

10.

One tree provides a day's supply of oxygen for ____ people.

a)

2

b)

4

c)

10

d)

1000

11.

Approximately , how many degrees has the Earth's temperature warmed in the past 100 years?

a)

0.5 °F0.5\ \degree F   

b)

1.0 °F1.0\ \degree F  

c)

1.8 °F1.8\ \degree F  

d)

3.0 °F3.0\ \degree F  

12.

Of the water on Earth, approximately what percent is freshwater?

a)

3%

b)

10%

c)

50%

d)

71%

13.

Which of these species are most threatened by climate change? (choose 2)

a)
b)
c)
14.

What ecological problem is shown in the picture?

a)

Pollution

b)

Acid Rain

c)

Deforestation

15.

What ecological problem is shown in the picture?

a)

Pollution

b)

Ocean Acidification

c)

Deforestation

16.

What ecological problem is shown in the picture?

a)

Desertification

b)

Ocean Acidification

c)

Pollution

17.

Select the renewable energy sources

a)

Solar

b)

Wind

c)

Coal

d)

Natural Gas

18.

What can you do to protect the Earth?

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