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Earth Day Knowledge

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 2hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is this good for us?

a)

yes

b)

no

2.

Is this good for us?

a)

yes

b)

no

3.

Is this good for us?

a)

yes

b)

no

4.

Is this good for us?

a)

yes

b)

no

5.

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.

6.

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.

7.

What does the word recycle mean?

a)

the area around a person, animal, or plant.

b)

to keep from harm.

c)

make smaller or less.

d)

to change waste into something useful.

8.

What does the word reduce mean?

a)

the study of organisms and their surroundings.

b)

a community of living organisms.

c)

make smaller or less.

d)

to keep from harm.

9.

What does the word reuse mean?

a)

a community of living organisms.

b)

the study of organisms and their surroundings.

c)

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

d)

to use again.

10.

What does the word environment mean?

a)

the area around a person, animal, or plant.

b)

to make water, land and air dirty.

c)

a community of living organisms.

d)

to keep from harm.

11.

What does the word protect mean?

a)

the area around a person, animal, or plant.

b)

to keep from harm.

c)

to change waste into something useful.

d)

to make water, land and air dirty.

12.

Students are asked to complete a research

project on climate change. Which of the following

is the best set of data to use in the report?

a)

the average temperatures of two cities in North

America for 20 years

b)

Earth's average temperatures since the year

1800

c)

a classroom log of temperatures since

September

d)

day and night temperatures over the Atlantic

Ocean for 10 years

13.
Does deforestation contribute to global warming?
a)
No, trees aren't that important
b)
Sometimes because only the cutting down of Maple trees contributes to global warming
c)
No, deforestation adds methane to the atmosphere, which makes the Earth cooler
d)
Yes; less trees means less CO2 is turned into oxygen.
14.
The gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere is known as ________________.
a)
Greenhouse Effect
b)
Global Warming
c)
Carbon Dioxide Gases
d)
Methane
15.
Why does cutting down trees increase global warming?
a)
trees soak up carbon dioxide
b)
trees provide shade which counteracts global warming
c)
trees absorbs the sun's energy without radiating back into the atmosphere
d)
trees drain greenhouse gases like methane from soil
16.
What is deforestation?
a)
Clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale
b)
Eating too much vegetables
c)
Going to a forest and pulling weeds
d)
Clearing the five trees in my backyard
17.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Preduce, Peruse and Precycle

b)

Deduce, Deuse and Decycle

c)

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

18.

We should ___________.

a)

cut down trees.

b)

recycle

c)

plant trees

19.

Keeping the water running while you brush your teeth wastes a lot of water

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What verb is this?

a)

Save

b)

Have

c)

Recycle

21.
What creates pollution?
a)
water
b)
sunlight
c)
human activities
22.
Which pollution is caused by burning of fossil fuels such as cars and airplanes?
a)
Air
b)
Noise
c)
Land
23.
This picture shows people walking through a highly-polluted city in China. From what type of pollution are they protecting themselves based on what they are wearing?

a)
air pollution
b)
water pollution
c)
land pollution
d)
noise pollution
24.

True/False: Dumping trash into the water is harmful to the environment.

a)

False

b)

True

25.

Which of these are types of pollution?

a)

water pollution

b)

noise pollution

c)

wind pollution

d)

land pollution

26.

Plastic, paper and glass can all be recycled.

a)

true

b)

false

27.

What type of pollution is this?

a)

Visual

b)

Air

c)

Noise

d)

Water

28.
Where is pollution found on the earth?
 
 
  
a)
only in the air 
b)
only on the land 
c)
only in the water 
d)
on land, in the air, and in the water 
29.
The average temperature of earth is rising. 
a)
True
b)
False 
c)
I don't know
30.
Everyone has a carbon footprint.
a)
true 
b)
false
31.

Which picture shows the meaning to RISE?

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

Ice at the poles of the earth are.....

a)

rising

b)

producing more ice

c)

getting colder

d)

melting

33.

If sea levels rise, places will

a)

become dry

b)

flood

c)

get hotter

d)

reduce ice

34.

To reduce your carbon footprint, you should eat food that is....

a)

grown in other countries

b)

at Burger King

c)

yummy

d)

grown locally

35.
Name of the gas the plants take in 
a)
gas
b)
methane
c)
Sniff Gate
d)
carbon dioxide
36.
What gas is increasing in large amounts due to human activities?
a)
BP
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
oxygen
d)
diesel
37.

a)

air pollution

b)

water pollution

c)

noise pollution

38.

a)

air pollution

b)

water pollution

c)

noise pollution

39.

Don't............ trees.

a)

cut down

b)

plant

c)

water

40.

Don't throw ........... around.

a)

trees

b)

devices

c)

rubbish

41.

Unplug the ................

a)

energy

b)

waste

c)

electrical devices

42.

............ batteries

a)

Damage

b)

Recycle

c)

Save

43.

.............. the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

a)

Reduce

b)

Recycle

c)

Reuse

44.

Don't .............. water.

a)

throw

b)

plant

c)

waste

45.

Turn off the .............

a)

lights

b)

trees

c)

water

46.

......... your garbage.

a)

Save

b)

Waste

c)

Pick up

47.

.................. trees.

a)

Cut down

b)

Plant

c)

Recycle

48.

Use .....................................

a)

solar energy

b)

public transportation

c)

baterries

49.

Choose the correct option for the picture.

a)

sea pollution

b)

air pollution

c)

water pollution

d)

noise pollution

50.

These are .......

a)

pots

b)

wrappers

c)

cans

d)

bottles

51.

We should ______________ plastic, glass and paper to protect our environment.

a)

waste

b)

protect

c)

reduce

d)

recycle

52.

Susan is environmentally friendly. She always _________ .

a)

wastes water

b)

harms animals

c)

saves energy

d)

drives to work

53.

Use less water if you want to __________ the environment.

a)

waste

b)

protect

c)

reduce

d)

harm

54.

What is he doing?

a)

He is replacing windows.

b)

He is replacing lightbulbs.

c)

He is replacing doors.

d)

He is replacing balls.

55.

What is he doing?

a)

She is picking up trash.

b)

He is picking up trash.

c)

He is picking up notebooks.

d)

He is picking up balls.

56.

T - R - S - A - H

(a)  

57.

P- A-L-N-T-E

(a)  

58.

C-T-U (a)   D- W-O-N

59.

R-E-C-C-Y-L -E

(a)  

60.

R-D-E-U-C-E

(a)  

61.

A-R-I


P-L-L-O-U-T-I-N-O

(a)  

62.

WHAT SHOULD WE DO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT?

a)

We should plant more trees.

b)

We should harm animals.

c)

We should destroy forests.

d)

We should recycle rubbish.

63.

We shouldn't turn off the lights.


Is it TRUE or FALSE?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

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