Earth Day

What day is Earth Day?

• April 25

• April 20

• April 22

In what year did Earth Day begin?

• 1950
• 1960
• 1970
• 1980

About how many trees are needed to meet the oxygen needs of 4 people?

• 1

• 4

• 10

• 50

Too much of this gas in the environment is harmful?

• Gasoline

• Oxygen (O2)

• Methanol

• Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?

• CO2 (carbon dioxide)

• CH4(methane)

• N2O(nitrous oxide)

• All of the above

Which of the following are consequences of climate change?

• Glaciers are shrinking and sea levels are rising

• Heat wave are longer and more intense

• Plant and animal habitat ranges are shifting

• All of the above

What percent of its plastic does the U.S. recycle?

• 9%

• 35%

• 50%

• 75%

Answer explanation

As of 2019, about 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic has been produced in the U.S. and, of that, less than 9% has been recycled. The scary thing is if current production and management trends continue in the U.S., 12 billion of plastic waste will end up in landfills or the ocean by 2050.

What happens to plastic waste?

• It is a biodegradable material so it eventually disintegrates

• It never fully goes away, it just breaks into little pieces

• There is no such thing as plastic waste, all plastic is recycled

• It is dumped in the ocean for fish to eat

Which is an example of a way you can reduce?

• buy products with less packaging

• use cloth shopping bags

• walk to school

• collect plastic bottles

Which country recycles the most?

• GERMANY

• BRAZIL

• USA

• VIETNAM