Earth Day Jokes
A Tornado's favorite game.
What is Twister
The founder of Earth Day is a senator from Wisconsin, Texas, or Florida
What is Wisconsin?
Earth is the fourth-largest planet in the solar system.
False
What does 'sustainable' mean?
Sustainability means meeting our own needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
What is the only mammal that cannot jump?
An elephant
This makes the ocean friendly.
What is waves?
The first Earth Day was in 1968, 1970,or 1960
What is 1970?
The Amazon Rain Forest produces 20% of the planet’s oxygen.
True
The number of days required for the Earth to complete one full orbit.
What is 365 days?
The number of marine species that are harmed by plastic pollution is 250, 456, or 693.
693 A 2015 Plymouth University study compiled reports recorded from around the world and found evidence of 44,000 animals becoming entangled or swallowing plastic debris, accounting for a total of 693 marine species.
Why do trees have an aptitude for the internet?
Because they log on?
The number of people attending the first Earth Day rally in New York City was 20,000 or 100,000
What was 20,000?
Natural disasters in 2024 cost Canadian insurers more than $8 billion.
True
The percentage of the ocean that humans have explored is 5%, 25%, or 75%.
5% . We can map 20% of the ocean.
How many years does it take a plastic bag to break down?
10-20 years
What did the tree wear to the pool party?
Swimming Trunks
Most of Earth’s breathable air comes from the sky, the ocean, or the trees.
What is the ocean?
Each of the past four decades has been progressively warmer than the decade before.
True
True or False: 500 million straws are used every day.
True
How many years does it take one baby diaper to biodegrade?
500 years!
What kind of shorts do clouds wear?
Thunderwear
A single tree produces enough air in its lifetime for 4, 10, or 20 people for a year?
What is 4?
Approximately 50% of a washing machine's energy is used to heat the water.
FALSE: 80-90% of a washing machine's energy goes towards heating the water.
True or False Climate change affects the gender of sea turtles.
Yes, warming temperatures can impact the gender of hatchlings. Sea turtle gender is determined by the temperatures during fertilization. Warming trends could skew the balance of sea turtle offspring and future populations.
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.