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World Environment Day

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what city did the United Nations first establish World Environment Day in 1972?

a)

 Edinburgh

b)

Stockholm

c)

New Delhi

d)

Geneva

2.

According to NASA, how much is the sea level expected to rise by the year 2050?

a)

15 to 20 centimetres

b)

20 to 25 centimetres

c)

25 to 30 centimetres

d)

30 to 35 centimetres

3.

What year was environment day first celebrated

a)

1972

b)

1973

c)

1974

d)

1975

4.

How much of the Amazon rainforest was cut down during last 35 years?

a)

200,000km²

b)

375,000km²

c)

425,000km²

d)

450,000 km²

5.

What is the theme for World Environment Day 2023?

a)

Desertification

b)

Beat Plastic pollution

c)

Only One Earth

d)

Beat Air Pollution

6.

Which of these is not a renewable form of energy?

a)

Natural gas

b)

Wind

c)

Solar

d)

Geothermal

7.

How do people celebrate World Environment Day?

a)

Street parades

b)

Tree planting

c)

Organised clean-up events

d)

All of the above

8.

How much plastic is there in the world?

a)

750 million tonnes

b)

8.3 billion tonnes

c)

10 billion tonnes

d)

12.4 billion tonnes

9.

Which of these is being planted near Gwynedd, North Wales to absorb carbon dioxide?

a)

Seagrass

b)

Trees

c)

Bamboo

d)

Flowers

10.

Which year was the hottest ever year on record?

a)

1996

b)

2008

c)

2016

d)

2021

11.

What is the color bleu code for our waste here in the cafeteria?

a)

Food Waste

b)

 Plastic

c)

Paper

d)

Aluminum

12.

Recycling aluminum can uses what percentage of the energy used to create it?

a)

1%

b)

5%

c)

20%

d)

50%