Earth Day 1
When was Earth Day founded?
A.) 1965
B.) 1970
C.) 1986
D.) 1949
B.) 1970
What is the slowest animal in the world?
A.) Snail
B.) Thee-Toed Sloth
C.) Tortoise
D.) Manatee
B.) Three-Toed Sloth
Earth is the ____ planet from the sun? (ex. first, second..?)
3rd
What region on Earth produces 20% of the planet's oxygen?
The Amazon Rainforest!
Most of Earth's breathable air comes from where?
The ocean!
What is the phrasal verb that means the same thing as "decompose"? Ex. Plastic takes a long time to decompose/________
Break down
What is the only mammal capable of true flight?
A.) Ostrich
B.) Chicken
C.) Bat
D.) Squirrel
C.) Bat
What is the closest star to the Earth?
The Sun
Name 3 examples of dangerous single use (use once and throw away) plastic items?
Water bottles, plastic cups, plastic bags, styrofoam takeaway containers, cigarette butts (colillas), straws, food wrappers
Around how many life saving prescriptions come from plants found in the Amazon Rainforest?
A.) 50
B.) 105
C.) 120
D.) 200
C.) 120
How many years does it take a plastic bag to break down?
A.) 5-8 years
B.) 8-12 years
C.) 10-20 years
D.) 20-30 years
C.) 10-20 years
What bird is a universal symbol of peace?
A.) Dove (paloma)
B.) Hummingbird (colibrí)
C.) Robin (petirrojo)
D.) Blue Jay (arrendajo azul)
A.) Dove
How long does it take the Earth to orbit the sun?
365 days or 1 year
What country emits the most carbon dioxide in the world at more than 25%?
China
The U.S. senator who created Earth Day decided to do it after which disaster?
A.) Santa Barbara (California) oil spill
B.) Three-Mile Island nuclear accident (Pennsylvania)
C.) Picher (Oklahoma) lead (plomo) contamination
D.) Libby (Montana) asbestos (amianto) contamination
A.) Santa Barbara oil spill
What is the most recycled material?
A.) Paper
B.) aluminum
C.) Steel
D.) Glass
What is the largest cat?
Tiger (Siberian Tiger)
What percentage of the Earth is water? *Need to be within 5 percentage points to be correct
71%
How much of the Earth's land is covered by forests? *Must be within 5 percentage points to be correct
30%
What uses the most electricity in a home?
A.) Heat and air conditioning
B.) TV
C.) Appliances
D.) Water heating
A.) Heat and air conditioning
How many years does it take one baby diaper to biodegrade/decompose?
A.) 500 years
B.) 250 years
C.) 400 years
D.) 1,000 years
A.) 500 years!
Whales can live a long time. In years, how old can the oldest species of whale (bowhead) live up to? *Answer must be within 10 years to be correct
200 years
What is the hottest place on Earth?
A.) Death Valley, California, USA
B.) El Azizia, Libya
C.) Wadi Halfa, Sudan
D.) Lut Desert, Iran
D.) Lut Desert, Iran
In 2005, it recorded temperatures that measured 70.7 degrees Celsius!
How many trees does it take to provide a day's supply of oxygen for 4 people?
A.) 1
B.) 3
C.) 4
D.) 7
A.) 1
What percentage of crops require bees for pollination (polinizar) so we can have food to eat? *Must be within 10 percentage points to be correct
90%!
Seventy out of the top 100 human food crops — which supply about 90 percent of the world’s nutrition — are pollinated by bees.