Earth day questions Flashcards
A modern glass bottle takes ? years or more to decompose.
4,000
Where are the most species found in our world?
Rainforest
Desert
Coral Reef
Zoo
Coral Reef; Occupying less than one percent of the ocean floor, coral reefs are home to more than 25% of all marine life.
Other than humans what are the only other animals with chins?
Elephants
Dogs
Tigers
Monkeys
Elephants
The sounds made by ships mess with calls made by whales.
True
False
true
2 gallons (1 liter) of seawater contains a billionth of a gram of gold.
True or False
true
What is the deepest part of the Earth?
Mariana Trench
Artic
Bottom of a volcano
Bottom of the Atlantic Ocean
Mariana Trench
What animal has three hearts?
Lions
Octopuses
Birds
Fis
Octopuses
What is the biggest of the 5 oceans in the world?
Indian
Arctic
Atlantic
Pacific
Pacific
How many times can an aluminum can may be recycled?
0
100
1,000
∞
∞
How old are the oldest trees on Earth?
10,000 years
7,000 years
6,000 years
3,000 years
6,000 years
The oldest known individual tree on Earth is
Methuselah
How old is Methuselah
4,853 years old
How much Oxygen is in Earth’s atmosphere?
50%
31%
90%
21%
21
When was Earth Day Founded?
1955
1970
1902
1990
1970
What are the 3 R’s?
reduce, reuse, recycle
reduce, retype, resolve
recycle, retire, review
recycle, reuse, respond
reduce, reuse, recycle
Antarctica contains 60% of the world’s drinkable water
True
False
true
Where is 90% of the ice?
Antarctica has 90% of the world’s surface fresh water (frozen)
The world’s longest mountain range is actually underwater!
True
False
true; The longest mountain range on Earth is called the mid-ocean ridge. Spanning 40,390 miles around the globe
On what day is International Earth Day celebrated?
March 22
July 22
April 22
October 22
April 22
1.
International Earth Day was officially adopted by the United Nations in _?_____.
1971
What agency designated April 22nd as International Mother Earth Day?
Environmental Protection Agency
United Nations General Assembly
Global Green Growth Institute
European Environmental Agency
United Nations General Assembly
Although 70% of Earth is covered in water, about how much of that is fresh water?
2.5 %
3.1 %
3.9 %
4.2 %
2.5 %
Of the 2.5% fresh water found on Earth, how much of it is frozen in polar ice?
10 %
35 %
55 %
70 %
70 %
Which of the following is estimated to take the longest to break down in a landfill?
disposable diapers
glass bottles
plastic bottles
paper products
glass bottles
Scientists believe it will take a glass bottle around 1 million years to decompose.
True
False
true
About how long will it take a plastic bottle to disintegrate in a landfill?
10 years
125 years
450 years
775 years
450
1.
From where does more than half of the world’s breathable oxygen originate?
flowers
the atmosphere
oceans
forests
oceans
About how much oxygen is produced by the Amazon Rainforest alone?
20
How much oxygen does an average 50 year-old tree produce?
1,500 pounds / 680.4 kg (enough for 1 person/year)
6,000 pounds / 2721.6 kg (enough for 4 people/year)
12,000 pounds / 5443.1 kg (enough for 8 people/year)
15,000 pounds / 6803.9 kg (enough for 10 people/year)
6,000 pounds / 2721.6 kg (enough for 4 people/year)
About 25% of the United States would flood if the oceans rose by how much?
32.8 feet / 10 meters
26.2 feet / 8 meters
9.8 feet / 3 meters
3.3 feet / 1 meter
32.8 feet / 10 meters
About how much water is lost per year from a drippy faucet in the kitchen or bath?
3 gallons / 11.4 liters
30 gallons / 113.6 liters
300 gallons / 1135.6 liters
3,000 gallons / 11356.2 liters
3,000 gallons / 11356.2 liters
The atmosphere contains more water vapor than the Atlantic Ocean.
True
False
false
Where is about 30% of Earth’s fresh water found?
in glaciers
in groundwater
in lakes
in rivers
in groundwater
Restoring 1% of Earth’s forests (49.4M acres / 20M ha) would benefit the economy by how much?
$10 million in 2 years
$50 million in 5 years
$16 billion in 20 years
$23 billion in 50 years
$23 billion in 50 years
