Earth Day History
Earth Day falls on this day every year
What is April 22nd
This planet is third from the sun
What is Earth
This kind of engineer invents, creates, improves and fixes electronic devices, tools and equipment
What is an electrical engineer
Of the “three Rs,” doing this is best for the environment
What is reduce
What solar energy uses to create power?
What is sunlight
The year of the first Earth Day
What is 1970
The coldest place on Earth
What is Antarctica
This type of scientist identifies hazards to the environment and to the health of the Earth’s inhabitants
What is an environmental scientist
The “three pillars” of sustainability
What is the environment, society and the economy
What MPG stands for
What are miles per gallon
Earth Day started in this country
What is the USA
This element composes 75% of Earth’s surface
What is water
These individuals assemble and mount systems that convert sunlight into energy on rooftops or other structures
What are solar panel assemblers/installers
The average American uses 650 pounds of paper each year. If all this paper was recycled, we could save up to 100 million tons of ____ every year.
What is wood
This type of automobile does not use gasoline
What is an electric vehicle
This disaster led to the founding of Earth Day
What is an oil spill off the coast of California
More than half of the oxygen produced on Earth comes from this
What is the ocean
This person plans, supervises and monitors tree harvests
What is a forester
It takes 1,500 gallons of ____ to make a single pair of jeans.
What is water
Vanguard 1, the oldest satellite still in orbit, is powered through this type of energy
What is solar power
The theme of Earth Day this year (2022)
What is Invest In Our Planet
The United Nations has this name for Earth Day
What is International Mother Earth Day
This person installs, repairs, and maintains high-powered electrical lines and systems, extending power from transmission and distribution lines to buildings or homes
What is a lineperson” Note: “What is a lineman” is also an accepted answer
This is the primary greenhouse gas emitted through human activities.
What is carbon dioxide
The ultimate source of all living things
What is the sun