The Three "Rs"
Plastic
Earth Day
Climate Change
Planet Earth
100
Over 18,000 tonnes of plastic recycled each year in Canada is roughly equal to this many elephants in weight.
What is 1000 elephants?
100
The majority of plastic waste ends up here.
What is the ocean?
100
Approximately this many people celebrate Earth Day every year.
What is 1 billion?
100
This country emits the most greenhouse gasses.
What is China?
100
The Earth is covered by this percentage of water.
What is 70 percent?
200
This "R" is the most important when it comes to stopping waste before it starts.
What is reduce?
200
It takes this long for a plastic bag to break down.
What is 10-20 years?
200
This many people attended the first Earth Day rally in New York.
What is 20,000?
200
The global mean surface temperature is set to increase this much by 2100 if no actions are taken.
What is 4 degrees Celsius?
200
One tree provides enough oxygen in a day for this many people.
What is four?
300
This material is a "recycle champion" as it can be recycled an infinite amount of times.
What is glass?
300
Out of all of the ever plastic produced, this percentage has been recycled.
What is 9 percent?
300
This is the year Earth Day was first celebrated.
What is 1970?
300
This term refers to the total amount of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere by a person, activity, or product.
What is Carbon Footprint?
300
Most of the Earth's oxygen comes from here.
What is the ocean?
400
Recycling one glass jar can conserve enough energy to run a light bulb for this amount of time.
What is 4 hours?
400
These microorganisms are the source of newly developed enzymes that can break down PET plastic used in bottles and textiles, both commercially and in the environment.
What are bacteria?
400
This concept refers to meeting our current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs, often by balancing environmental, social, and economic considerations.
What is sustainability?
400
This weather-related threat is the most lethal to humans.
What is extreme heat?
400
Scientists estimate that more than this percentage of Earth’s species are still undiscovered.
What is 80%?
500
This is how long it takes for a used aluminum drink can to be recycled and returned to store shelves as a new can.
What is 60 days?
500
This percentage of plastic is made from fossil fuels.
What is 98 percent?
500
During COVID-19 shutdowns, environmental changes included clearer skies, increased PPE litter, and in snowy High Mountain Asia, this finding about snow quality.
What is snow was 30% cleaner?
500
When the ocean absorbs additional carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, this increases the acidity of seawater in a process known as ocean acidification. This change concerns scientists because
What is it makes it hard for organisms to build their shells?
500
The name of our planet comes from a Germanic word meaning this, unlike other planets named after Greek and Roman gods.
What is the ground?