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April House Games Earth Day Quiz

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 14mins

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 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.

4.

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.

5.

When is Earth Day?

a)

April 22

b)

June 22

c)

August 22

d)

December 22

6.

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

7.

Plants and trees release oxygen into the air.

a)

True

b)

False

8.
In what year did Earth Day begin?
a)
1950
b)
1960
c)
1970
d)
1980
9.

What is the purpose of Earth Day?

a)

To raise awareness about environmental issues

b)

To celebrate Earth by giving it a party

c)

To pollute more than average

d)

To give thanks to the founder

10.

Litter is a type of pollution.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which transport is best for the environment?

a)

a bus

b)

a bike

c)

a car

d)

a tractor

12.

What ecological problem is shown in this picture?

a)

littering

b)

water pollution

c)

air pollution

d)

endangered animals

13.

What ecological problem is shown in this picture?

a)

littering

b)

water pollution

c)

air pollution

d)

destruction of natural resourses

14.

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

15.

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

a)

waste

b)

conserve

c)

pollution

d)

Earth Day

16.

A material left over or thrown away is...

a)

waste

b)

pollution

c)

resources

d)

conserve

17.

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.

18.

How can we solve the problem of littering?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.
It's never too late to start reducing, reusing, or recycling?
a)
True
b)
False
20.

To make trash into reusable material is to...

a)

Earth Day

b)

reduce

c)

reuse

d)

recycle

21.

What landform?

a)

Hills

b)

Valley

c)

Mountain

d)

Sinkhole

22.

What landform?

a)

Valley

b)

Mountain

c)

Plain

d)

Hills

23.

What Landform?

a)

Volcano

b)

Mountain

c)

Canyon

d)

Hill

24.

What landform?

a)

Lake

b)

Delta

c)

Cave

d)

Island

25.

What landform?

a)

Island

b)

Dune

c)

Hills

d)

Lake

26.

What landform?

a)

Delta

b)

Valley

c)

Mountain

d)

Hills

27.
What land form is this?
a)
plain
b)
valley
c)
mountain
d)
canyon
28.

What land form is this?

a)

hill

b)

island

c)

dune

d)

mountain

29.

What land form is this?

a)

hill

b)

mountain

c)

plain

d)

valley

30.

What is this movie?

a)

Zootopia

b)

Cinderella

c)

Snow White

d)

Tangled

31.

What is this movie?

a)

Up

b)

House

c)

London Bridge

d)

School of Rock

32.

What is this movie?

a)

Transportation

b)

Cars

c)

Turbo

d)

Wall-E

33.

What is this movie?

a)

Monsters Inc.

b)

How To Train Your Dragon

c)

All That

d)

Shrek

34.

What is this movie?

a)

Monsters Inc.

b)

Zootopia

c)

Cars

d)

Madagascar

35.

What is this movie?

a)

Blast From The Past

b)

Rava

c)

Wreck It Ralph

d)

Soul

36.

What is this movie?

a)

Animal Crackers

b)

Monsters Inc.

c)

Ice Age

d)

Open Season

37.

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.

38.

Which of the following is one way that we can preserve water resources?

a)

Leave the water running while you are washing dishes or brushing your teeth

b)

Only do laundry on certain days even if you don’t have full loads

c)

Take shorter showers

d)

Set your irrigation systems on timers so they only water at certain times, rain or shine

39.

Andrea would like to start an environmental conservation club at her school. She is making a poster to describe what the club will do. Which activity could she list that would be part of conservation?

a)

Learn how to save water

b)

Learn how to nurse a sick pet

c)

Learn how to build a campfire

d)

Learn how to balance a budget

40.

How can we conserve natural resources?

a)
By reducing, reusing, and recycling materials, using energy-efficient appliances, and supporting sustainable practices.
b)
By cutting down all the trees
c)
By using single-use plastic products
d)
By wasting as much as possible
41.
Conservation is the act of conserving, or protecting the environment, plants, and animals. What are some things you can do to help conserve our environment? 
a)
leave water on, leave TV on, run dishwasher with 1 plate
b)
run the washing machine with 1 shirt
c)
leave the refrigerator door open
d)
turn off water, turn off lights, turn off TV