WorksheetsEarth Day Quizz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
Who founded Earth Day?
Elisabeth Warren
Nelson Mandela
Mitt Romney
Gaylord Nelson
When did Earth Day begin?
April 22, 1970
August 12, 1994
October 31, 1983
December 21, 1977
What event sparked Earth Day?
Earthquake
Massive littering
Volcanic eruption
Oil Spill
How old is the Earth?
5 million years old
4.5 billion years old
10 billion years old
2 billion years old
What are the three pillars of Earth Day’s 2023 theme, “Invest In Our Planet”?
Education, Engagement, Involvement
Business, Governments, and Individuals
Action, Innovation, Implementation
Friends, French Fries, Forests
What does the word conserve mean?
Protect from harm or overuse.
A community of living organisms.
Make smaller or less
To use again
Our planet is constantly spinning, as fast as 1000 miles per hour.
If you are standing at the Equator - you're spinning about 1000 mph and if you are standing at the North Pole ___.
Spinning slowly clockwise
Not spinning at all
Spinning slowly counter clockwise
Spinning at 100mph
What is greenhouse effect?
The name of climate change legislation that passed by Congress.
When the gasses in our atmosphere trap heat and block it from escaping our planet.
When you paint your house green to become an environmentalist.
When you build a green house.
Which of the following are the negative impacts of burning fossil fuels?
They contribute to environmental degradation and pollution.
They harm local communities.
They contribute to human health problems.
All of the above
What percentage of the world’s forests have been destroyed?
28%
33%
46%
54%
Which is one of the fastest growing renewable energy sectors in the world?
Solar
Biomass
Geothermal
None of the above
Which of the following is NOT considered to be a source of renewable energy?
Hydropower
Wind
Natural gas
Solar
The greenhouse effect is a process ___.
Of growing your own plants in a greenhouse
Where heat isn’t released back to space due to greenhouse gases
Of making the earth more green
Of the Sun releasing more than as usual.
Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?
CO2
CH4
Water Vapor
All of the above
Globally, which of the following economic sectors emits the largest percentage of greenhouse gas emissions?
Transportation
Buildings
Industry
Electric Power
What happens to plastic waste?
It never fully goes away, it just breaks into little pieces.
It is biodegradable material so it eventually disintegrates.
It gets dumped in the ocean for fish to eat.
There is no such thing as plastic waste, all plastic is recycled.
If you are too hot and need to cool down, which of the following methods would use the least amount of energy?
Open the windows to let a breeze in.
Turn on an electric fan.
Open the freezer door to cool the room.
Put the air conditioner on the coldest setting.
Which is NOT one of the 3R's?
Recycle
Redo
Reuse
Reduce
Which items does in the trash?
A human can only survive __________ days without water.
3
8
10
14
