Earth Day Level 1
When is Earth Day?
April 22
What is the slowest animal in the world?
Three-Toed Sloth
Earth is the ____ planet from the sun?
3rd
True or False. Wasting less food is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
True. Food waste is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. When thrown away, it decomposes in landfills and emits methane, a particularly potent greenhouse gas
True or False. We can save the bees by not using chemicals and fertilizers on our yards?
True! Synthetic pesticides, fertilizers, herbicides, are harmful to bees and their sensitive systems. Instead, use organic products and natural solutions such compost to help soil health and adding beneficial insects that keep pests away like ladybugs and praying mantises.
What is it called when you take something you're going to throw out and turn it into something else?
Recycle
What is the only mammal capable of true flight?
Bat
What is the closest star to the Earth?
What are some examples of single use (use once and throw away) plastic items?
Water bottles, Keurig Cups, Plastic Bags, plastic forks and spoons
True or False. Rainforest house more species of plants and animals than any other ecosystem on Earth
True. Tropical rainforests cover less than 10% of Earth's land mass, they house more than half the world's terrestrial species. Several reasons why rainforests are so diverse, including their climate, their vegetation structure, and competition between species.
How many years does it take a plastic bag to break down?
10-20 years
What bird is a universal symbol of peace?
Dove
How long does it take the Earth to orbit the sun?
365 days or 1 year
What country emits the most carbon dioxide in the world?
China and second to that is U.S.
True or False. Most of the Oxygen comes from the Ocean?
True. Scientists estimate that 50-80% of the oxygen production on Earth comes from the ocean. The majority of this production is from oceanic plankton — drifting plants, algae, and some bacteria that can photosynthesize. 20% of the oxygen comes from the Amazon Rain Forests.
What is one way you can help keep the planet clean?
There are so many ways! Recycle, compost, use less energy, use less harmful chemicals, bike more
What is the largest cat?
Tiger (Siberian Tiger)
What percentage of the Earth is water?
How much of the Earth's land is covered by forests?
30%
What uses the most electricity in a home?
1. Heat and air conditioning
2. TV
3. Refrigerator
Heat and air conditioning
How many years does it take one baby diaper to biodegrade?
500 years!
Whales can live a long time. In years, how old can the oldest species of whale live up to?
200 years
What is the invisible line around the Earth that divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere?
Equator
How many trees does it take to provide a day's supply of oxygen for 4 people?
1
True or false. 90% of crops require bees for pollination so we can have food to eat?
True! Seventy out of the top 100 human food crops — which supply about 90 percent of the world’s nutrition — are pollinated by bees.