Earth Day 1
When is Earth Day?
April 22
What is the slowest animal in the world?
Three-Toed Sloth
Earth is the ____ planet from the sun?
3rd
True or False. Wasting less food is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
True. Food waste is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. That’s because food that’s thrown away decomposes in landfills and emits methane, a particularly potent greenhouse gas
True or False. We can save the bees by not using chemicals and fertilizers on our yards.
True! Synthetic pesticides, fertilizers, herbicides, are harmful to bees, wreaking havoc on their sensitive systems. Avoid treating your garden and green spaces with synthetics. Instead, use organic products and natural solutions such compost to aid soil health and adding beneficial insects that keep pests away like ladybugs and praying mantises.
What is it called when you take something you're going to throw out and turn it into something else?
Recycle
What is the only mammal capable of true flight?
Bat
What is the closest star to the Earth?
What are some examples of dangerous single use (use once and throw away) plastic items?
Water bottles, Keurig Cups, Plastic Bags, plastic beads in facial scrubs.
True or False. Around 120 life saving prescriptions come from plants found in the Amazon rain forest.
True. Rainforest Plants Produce Life-Saving Medicines Some 120 prescription drugs sold worldwide today are derived directly from rainforest plants.
How many years does it take a plastic bag to break down?
10-20 years
(accept all answers within this range)
What bird is a universal symbol of peace?
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?
China...followed by the US and India
True or False. Most of the Oxygen comes from the Ocean.
True. Scientists estimate that 50-80% of the oxygen production on Earth comes from the ocean. The majority of this production is from oceanic plankton — drifting plants, algae, and some bacteria that can photosynthesize. 20% of the oxygen comes from the Amazon Rain Forests.
What is one way we could make Essex more "green"?
So many answers will be correct because there are so many steps we can take!
Here are some examples:
- recycle, compost, host community clean up days, build bike lanes, improve public transportation, plant trees, remove invasive species, use solar panels, collect rainwater, don't use herbicide...
What is the largest cat?
Tiger (Siberian Tiger)
What percentage of the Earth is water?
How much of the Earth's land is covered by forests?
31%
What uses the most electricity in a home?
1. heat and air conditioning
2. TV
3. the radio
Heat and air conditioning
How many years does it take one baby diaper to biodegrade?
500 years!
Whales can live a long time. In years, how old can the longest-lived whale, the bowhead whale, live ?
Up to 200 years
What is the invisible line around the Earth that divides the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere?
Equator
How many trees does it take to provide a day's supply of oxygen for 4 people?
1
True or false. 90% of crops require bees for pollination so we can have food to eat.
True! Seventy out of the top 100 human food crops — which supply about 90 percent of the world’s nutrition — are pollinated by bees.