Earth Day 1
When is Earth Day?
April 22
What is the slowest animal in the world?
Hint:Zootopia
Three-Toed Sloth
Which planet is known to have life?
Planet Earth
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. Every interaction you have with AI burns energy.
True! AI uses real energy — pulled from real servers and needs be cooled by real water. Which means we are not using water efficiently. It hurts our planet!!
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: It takes 24 hours for Earth to rotate on its axis.
True
How many years does it take a plastic bag to break down?
10-20 years
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
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 you can help keep the planet clean?
There are so many ways?
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?
30%
What uses the most electricity in a home? 1. Heat and air conditioning, 2. TV, or 3. 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 oldest species of whale live up to?
200 years
Earth is the ____ planet from the sun? A. 1st B. 2nd C.3rd
3rd
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.