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Celebrating Earth Day Quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Earth Day compared to?

a)

A big birthday party for our planet

b)

A science fair

c)

A sports event

d)

A movie night

2.

Why do we celebrate Earth Day?

a)

To watch movies about Earth

b)

To eat cake

c)

To have a day off

d)

To remind ourselves to take care of our planet

3.

When is Earth Day celebrated?

a)

December 25th

b)

July 4th

c)

October 31st

d)

April 22nd

4.

What started in 1970 in the United States?

a)

The first car was made

b)

The first Earth Day celebration

c)

The first computer was invented

d)

The first movie about Earth

5.

What is pollution?

a)

A new game

b)

A holiday

c)

A type of food

d)

Harmful things getting into our air, water, and land

6.

What does deforestation mean?

a)

Building more houses

b)

Cutting down trees faster than new ones can grow

c)

Planting more trees

d)

Cleaning the oceans

7.

What is one effect of climate change?

a)

More ice cream sales

b)

More frequent and severe hurricanes and wildfires

c)

More video games

d)

Faster internet

8.

Why are some animals endangered?

a)

Because they are very old

b)

Because they move to other planets

c)

Because they stop eating

d)

Because of habitat loss and pollution

9.

How can we help reduce waste?

a)

By watching TV

b)

By driving cars everywhere

c)

By buying more toys

d)

By recycling things like paper, plastic, and glass

10.

What is a fun way to learn more about plants and animals?

a)

By playing video games all day

b)

By visiting a zoo or botanical garden

c)

By sleeping

d)

By eating candy

11.

When someone uses something again, it is called _________________.

a)

reduce

b)

reuse

c)

recycle

12.

When someone cuts back on the amount of waste they use, they are _____________________-.

a)

reducing

b)

reusing

c)

recycling

13.

When waste is broken down to make something new, it is called ____________________.

a)

reducing

b)

reusing

c)

recycling

14.

We must _____________________ to protect our natural resources.

a)

biodegrade

b)

Mobius

c)

conserve

15.

The recycle symbol is made up of a _________________ loop.

a)

Mobius

b)

conserve

c)

biodegrade

16.

Some items take longer to _________________ or breakdown in landfills.

a)

conserve

b)

biodegrade

c)

Mobius

17.

Anything that is found in nature that can be used by living things is a __________________.

a)

nonrenewable resource

b)

natural resources

c)

man made resource

18.

__________________ are natural resources that cannot be replaced after they are used.

a)

nonrenewable resources

b)

natural resources

c)

renewable resources

19.

Which of the following takes longer to biodegrade?

a)

newspaper

b)

glass bottle

20.

Which of the following is a natural resource?

a)

wood

b)

plastic

c)

glass

d)

soda

21.

Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?

a)

water

b)

air

c)

fossil fuel

d)

wood

22.

Which is an example of resusing?

a)

composting

b)

taking plastics to a recycling center

c)

donating clothes you have outgrown to a charity

23.

Which is an example of reducing?

a)

having a yard sale

b)

using a refillable water bottle instead of using plastic ones

c)

handing down old clothes to a younger sibling

24.

Which is an example of recycling?

a)

having a yard sale

b)

using a refillable water bottle

c)

taking plastics to a recycling center