Sharks
True or False:
There are only 6 different shark species found in the Bahamas.
False!
There are 12+
The founder of Earth Day is a senator from Wisconsin, Texas, or Florida
What is Wisconsin?
Earth is the fourth-largest planet in the solar system.
False
What does 'sustainable' mean?
Sustainability means meeting our own needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
What is the only mammal that cannot jump?
An elephant
List the shark species that are more likely to attack dolphins.
Bull sharks, tiger sharks, and great hammerhead sharks.
The first Earth Day was in 1968, 1970,or 1960
What is 1970?
The Amazon Rain Forest produces 20% of the planet’s oxygen.
True
The number of days required for the Earth to complete one full orbit.
What is 365 days?
The number of marine species that are harmed by plastic pollution is 250, 456, or 693.
693 A 2015 Plymouth University study compiled reports recorded from around the world and found evidence of 44,000 animals becoming entangled or swallowing plastic debris, accounting for a total of 693 marine species.
About how many (fraction) dolphins in the Bahamas show signs of being attacked by a shark?
About 1/3 of dolphins
The number of people attending the first Earth Day rally in New York City was 20,000 or 100,000
What was 20,000?
Natural disasters in 2024 cost Canadian insurers more than $8 billion.
True
The percentage of the ocean that humans have explored is 5%, 25%, or 75%.
5% . We can map 20% of the ocean.
How many years does it take a plastic bag to break down?
10-20 years
What tools do dolphins use to evade shark attacks?
Echolocation and communicating with one another
Most of Earth’s breathable air comes from the sky, the ocean, or the trees.
What is the ocean?
Each of the past four decades has been progressively warmer than the decade before.
True
True or False: 500 million straws are used every day.
True
How many years does it take one baby diaper to biodegrade?
500 years!
What tool did Mark and Valeria use to measure how long a shark was?
A single tree produces enough air in its lifetime for 4, 10, or 20 people for a year?
What is 4?
Approximately 50% of a washing machine's energy is used to heat the water.
FALSE: 80-90% of a washing machine's energy goes towards heating the water.
True or False Climate change affects the gender of sea turtles.
Yes, warming temperatures can impact the gender of hatchlings. Sea turtle gender is determined by the temperatures during fertilization. Warming trends could skew the balance of sea turtle offspring and future populations.
True or False. Around 120 life saving prescriptions come from plants found in the Amazon rain forest?
True. Rainforest Plants Produce Life-Saving Medicines Some 120 prescription drugs sold worldwide today are derived directly from rainforest plants.