Earth Day
What year was Earth Day first celebrated in?
A)1800
B)1970
1970
How much water on average does every person use each year outside of drinking water?
A)1,000 Gallons
B) 12,000 Gallons
12,000 gallons of water is used by each person each year.
Most families throw away how much plastic EACH YEAR?
A) 20 Pounds of Plastic
B)88 Pounds of Plastic
88 pounds of plastic is thrown away by each person per year.
How long does the garbage in a landfill stay in the landfill?
A)About 30 years
B)About 10 years
About 30 years.
How much of the world’s electrical energy is used by homes?
A) 1/3 of all energy
B) There is no electricity
1/3 of all energy used is used by homes for people.
Who started Earth Day?
A)Activist John
B)Daniel Aboud?
Activist John
How much water of all the water in a year is used to flush a toilet?
A)1/3 Water
B)0.2 Water
1/3 of all the water we use, goes down the toilet.
How much energy can we save from recycling one glass bottle?
A)Enough to power a light bulb
B)Enough to talk on the phone with Gerarld
Enough to power a traditional light bulb for four hours.
1995
How much less energy does making paper from recycled paper take than making it from wood pulp?
A)1 % less energy
B)64% less energy
64% less energy to make paper from recycled paper.
What is Earth Day all about?
A)Protecting the environment
B) Calling Marilyn every day?
Protecting the environment
How much water do we save from recycling 2000 pounds of paper?
A) 30 gallons
B)7,000 gallons ..
7,000 gallons of water is saved by recycling 2000 pounds of paper.
It takes how much less energy to recycle aluminum cans than to make new ones?
A)30% less Energy
B)90% less Energy
90% less energy to recycle aluminum cans than to make new ones.
On average, how many pounds of garbage does each person throw away EACH DAY
A) Nothing
B)4 Pounds
4 pounds
Where does ivory come from?
A) Dead Elephant
B) Deon's Pocket
Dead Elephants
What day is Earth Day?
A) April 22
B) Allred's Birthday
April 22
How much water does 1 gallon of oil poison?
A)Zero Gallons
B) 2 million gallons
2 million gallons
What percentage of household waste can be recycled?
A) 9%
B)84%
84% of all household waste can be recycled instead of throwing it away in the garbage. ump?
How much carbon dioxide do fossil fuel burning cars, release into the air?
A)20 Pounds ...
B)5 Pounds
Each gallon releases 20 pounds of carbon dioxide into the air.
How much trash is dumped into the ocean each year?
A)1 BILLION
B) 14 BILLION ..
14 billion pounds of garbage is dumped in the oceans each year. This harms and kills ocean ecosystems and animals.
How many people celebrated Earth Day on the first Earth Day Celebration?
A)9,000 ppl
B) 20 million ppl
20 million people celebrated the first Earth Day in 1970.
Guess how much water an average person uses for a 10-minute shower
A)10
B)50-70 gallons
3-7 gallons for toilet, 25-30 gallons for tub, 50-70 gallons for a 10 minute shower, 1 washing machine load uses 25-40 gallons, 1 dishwasher load uses 9-12 gallons
The amount of wood and paper we throw away, can heat how many homes?
A) 2 Homes for 2 days
B) 50 million homes for 20 years
50 million homes for 20 years.
Each year how much oil ends up in the oceans?
A)10 Billion
B) Depends on how much oil Ryan put in his car
10 Billion pounds of oil ends up in the oceans.
Guess how long it takes for a garbage dump to decompose plastics, aluminum cans
A)5 years
B) 500 years
plastics take 500 years, aluminum cans take 500 years, organic materials, take 6 months, cotton, rags, paper take 6 months glass bottles take 1 million years Please reuse and recycle!!!