EARTH DAY QUIZ

More than half of the breathable oxygen in the world comes from where?

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How much oxygen does an average 50-year-old tree provide? (enough for .......... person/s a year)

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Which of the following ailments can be treated by prescription drugs derived from plants found in the rain forest?

• Cancer

• Hypertension

• Asthma

• All of these three

Which land-based ecosystem holds the most biodiversity, i.e. concentration of plants and animals?

• Tropical Forests

• African Savannah

• South Pacific Islands

• Coral Reefs

Earth is the only body in the solar system thought to have oceans of liquid water.

• True

• False

What is the theme for Earth Day 2020?

• Climate Action

• Endangered Species

• Soil Erosion

• Dinosaurs

In 2016, the United Nations chose Earth Day as the day when a historic agreement on climate change was signed into force. Where was it signed?

• New York

• Paris

• London

• Tokyo

Who founded Earth Day?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Ralph Nader

• James Hansen

• Senator Gaylord Nelson

When was the first Earth Day?

• 1970

• 1988

• 2003

• 2009

What 1997 global agreement to reduce greenhouse gases was signed by virtually every country in the world except for the United States?

• Reykjavik Summit

• Kyoto Protocol

• Oslo Accords

• Millennium Summit