Plastics cause more than ___ of the negative effects on animals associated with ocean trash.
A. 80%
B. 30%
C. 5%
D. 97%
80%
How much of our air pollution comes from motor vehicles?
A. 20%
B. 75%
C. 50%
B. 75%
When is Earth Day?
A. May 4
B. July 14
C. April 22
D. September 4
C. April 22
Forests cover ____ of the earth’s land.
A. 30%
B. 65%
C. 2%
D. 95%
A. 30%
The ocean absorbs about ____ of the world's carbon emissions.
(hint: think fractions 1/ )
1/3 one-third
Ocean pollutions kill more than ___ sea birds each year.
A. 20 million
B. 50K
C. 1 million
D. 100K
1 million
What is the most common kind of trash in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
A. oil
B.Glass
C. Plastic
D. Metal
C.
What four-letter word that is a combination of smoke and fog is used to describe many forms of air pollution?
Smog
What is the leading cause of deforestation?
(Hint: crops, farm animals)
Agriculture
Which one of these are not a result of climate change?
A. Stronger hurricanes and cyclones
B. Rising sea levels
C. Longer Summers
D. Desertification
C. Longer Summers
Approximately ____ of trash per year enters the ocean.
A. 2 tons
B. 35 pounds
C. 60 million
D. 1.4 Billion
D. 1.4 Billion
The best ways to reduce air pollution are by...
walking and riding a bike
The greatest danger facing most endangered species is which of these?
Habitat loss
Every seven minutes a(n) _______ of rainforest is gone forever. What is the missing word?
Acre
Which of these years had the record for the earth's highest temperature?
A. 1999
B. 1924
C. 2018
D. 2016
D. 2016
______and _____ are the world’s biggest contributors to plastic pollution in the ocean. Combined, they account for one-third of total ocean pollution.
A. China and Indonesia
B. Russia and Ukraine
C. U.S and China
D. Canada and Germany
A. China and Indonesia
What % of lung diseases are caused due to pollution from other cars, buses, trucks and other vehicles?
A. 20%
B. 2%
C. 77%
D. 80%
D. 80%
Which of the following is NOT one of the devastating effects associated with rising sea levels?
A. Increased flooding from storm surges
B. The disappearance of small island states
C. The Contamination of freshwater supplies.
D. Easier access to harbors
D. Easier access to harbors
What % of the world’s oxygen is produced in the Amazon forest?
A. 100%
B. 35%
C. 20%
D. 76%
C. 20%
The average global temperature has increased by ____ degrees Fahrenheit since 1880.
A. 1.4
B. .8
C. 1
D. 4
A. 1.4
aluminum takes ___ years, and plastic takes ___years to decompose.
A. 400
B. 200
Aluminum: 200
Plastic: 400
An average American breathes_____ of air per minute which mean around 3400 gallons of air each day.
A. 250 gallons
B. 2 gallons
C. 1.4 gallons
B. 2 gallons
What is rain that is made toxic by pollution from sulfur dioxide and nitrogen?
Acid Rain
How many of the world's tropicals have been cleared?
(Hint: think of quarter, half, dozen)
Half
In the last century, the global sea level has risen... by how much?
A. 20 cm
B. 6.7 in
C. 14 in
D. 28 mm
B. 6.7 in