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Earth Day
What is April 22
Two color bear from Asia
What is the Panda
Earth is the ____ planet from the sun
3rd
Wasting less food is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. True or False.
True. Food waste is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. That’s because food that’s thrown away 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, wreaking havoc on their sensitive systems. Use organic products and natural solutions such compost to aid soil health and adding beneficial insects that keep pests away like ladybugs and praying mantises.
The process of reusing something or turning it into something else, instead of throwing it into the trash.
What is Recycle
Animal that can learn sign language
What is a gorilla
Closet start to the Earth
What is the Sun
Single use (use once and throw away) plastic items
What are Water bottles, Keurig Cups, Plastic Bags, plastic beads in facial scrubs.
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.
Years it takes to break down a plastic bag
What is 10-20 years
Only mammal with scalps
What is the Pangolin
Time the Earth takes to orbit the sun
What is 365 days or 1 year
Years lettuce takes to decompose in landfill
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.
One thing you can do to protect the planet
What is recycling, reducing water consumption, composting, turning off the lights...
Animal with black skin and white fur
What is the Polar Bear
Percentage of Earth is water
What is 70%
Percentage of Earth covered by forest
What is 30%
What uses the most electricity in a home? 1. Heat and air conditioning, 2. TV, or 3. Radio
Heat and air conditioning
Years it take a babdiaper to biodegrade
What is 500 years
Years the oldest species of whale can live up.
What is 200 years
Invisible line around the Earth that divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere
What is the Equator
Trees to provide a day's supply of oxygen for 4 people
What is 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.