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Earth Day Riddles Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the largest ocean on Earth?

a)

Arctic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Atlantic Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

2.

Which place has a higher average temperature: the Earth's core or the surface of the Sun?

a)

Both have equivalent temperatures

b)

Cannot be determined

c)

Earth's core

d)

Surface of the Sun

3.

The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system in the world, located off the coast of which country?

a)

Indonesia

b)

Philippines

c)

Brazil

d)

Australia

4.

What is the name of the highest mountain on Earth?

a)

K2

b)

Mount Kilimanjaro

c)

Matterhorn

d)

Mount Everest

5.

Which layer of Earth's atmosphere absorbs ultraviolet rays from the Sun?

a)

Ozone Layer

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Mesosphere

6.

Which U.S. president signed the Paris Agreement on climate change?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

George W. Bush

c)

Bill Clinton

d)

Barack Obama

7.

Which book published in 1968 warned about the danger of overpopulation on the planet?

a)

Collapse

b)

An Inconvenient Truth

c)

Silent Spring

d)

The Population Bomb

8.

Which organization was the main sponsor for the first Earth Day?

a)

World Wildlife Fund

b)

Sierra Club

c)

United Automobile Workers

d)

Greenpeace

9.

In 2011, 28 million trees were planted in which country as part of the 'Plant Trees, Not Bombs' campaign for Earth Day?

a)

Brazil

b)

India

c)

China

d)

Afghanistan

10.

When does the Earth Equinox (the day when day and night are equal) occur during the year?

a)

September 23

b)

June 21

c)

March 20

d)

December 21

11.

Which country is home to the Amazon Rainforest, often referred to as the 'lungs of the Earth'?

a)

Canada

b)

Brazil

c)

Australia

d)

Russia

12.

What is the primary greenhouse gas responsible for global warming?

a)

Nitrous Oxide

b)

Methane

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Ozone

13.

What is the largest desert in the world?

a)

Sahara

b)

Gobi

c)

Antarctica

d)

Arabian