This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Culture > Festivals > Earth Day – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Earth Day Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following activities is commonly associated with Earth Day celebrations? A) Launching fireworks. B) Mining for minerals. C) Building skyscrapers. D) Planting trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Planting trees. 2. Charlotte, James, and Samuel are debating about environmental history. They are trying to determine the year Earth Day was first observed. Can you help them? A) 1980. B) 1950. C) 1960. D) 1970. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1970. 3. Where we don't need water? A) In drinking. B) In hand washing. C) In cooking. D) In playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In playing. 4. What is the rank of the planet Earth in density amongst the Solar System bodies? A) IS. B) And. C) An offer. D) Chth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) IS. 5. Which of the following best describes the tone of the Earth Day video? A) Humorous. B) Indifferent. C) Serious. D) Sarcastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Serious. 6. Earth's atmosphere is mainly made up of what gas? A) Nitrogen. B) Oxygen. C) Argon. D) Carbon Dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrogen. 7. Where does photosynthesis take place A) Animals. B) Plants. C) Humans. D) Bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plants. 8. Earth is the only planet that has ..... A) Rocks. B) Life. C) Gas. D) Sand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Life. 9. Earth Day influenced which of the following laws? A) The Clean Air Act, which controlled air pollution. B) The Stamp Act, which taxed printed paper in the American Colonies. C) The Civil Rights Act, which ended segregation and discrimination based on race. D) The Equal Rights Amendment, which guaranteed equal rights for citizens no matter their gender. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Clean Air Act, which controlled air pollution. 10. Which word best describes the imagery used in the Earth Day video? A) Vivid. B) Monotonous. C) Confusing. D) Dull. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vivid. 11. Also on Earth Day A) People hit pinatas. B) People plant trees in parks. C) No one goes to school or work. D) People throw confetti and celebrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People plant trees in parks. 12. How old is the earth? A) 4.5 billion. B) 13.5 billion. C) 5.5 billion. D) 10.5 billion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4.5 billion. 13. You can celebrate the next Earth Day by A) Planting trees. B) Picking up litter. C) Writing your representatives and asking them to protect the planet. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 14. A day we learn about ways to protect the environment is called A) Earth Day. B) Natural Awareness Day. C) Recycle Month. D) Arbor Day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earth Day. 15. Earth Day is a holiday about A) The Grinch. B) Being alive. C) Caring for our environment. D) The Easter bunny. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Caring for our environment. 16. We should plant more and more day to protect our Earth. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. What are the main source of water pollution? A) Throwing plastic bags. B) Throwing industrial waste. C) Throwing chemicals. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 18. How many people and countries participate in Earth Day celebration A) 2 million people in 160 countries. B) 200 million people in 141 countries. C) 2 thousands people in 141 countries. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 200 million people in 141 countries. 19. Which of the following explains what happens to oxygen produced by the light-dependent reactions? A) It is used in the Calvin cycle. B) It is released into the atmosphere. C) It combines with NADPH to produce water. D) It is recycled as a reactant in another light-dependent reaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is released into the atmosphere. 20. To use something again is to ..... A) Reuse. B) Earth Day. C) Reduce. D) Recycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reuse. 21. Emily, Ava, and Arjun are on a mission to understand how factories cause pollution. Can you help them figure out one way factories contribute to pollution? A) Factories dump chemicals into rivers and lakes. B) Factories contribute to pollution by driving cars. C) Factories cause pollution by eating too much pizza. D) Factories pollute by building too many fires. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Factories dump chemicals into rivers and lakes. 22. Which of the following would the Environmental Protection Agency most likely do? A) Make sure a new medicine is safe for people to take. B) Help a school pay for programs that teach students computer coding. C) Make sure a company disposes of waste safely. D) Help the state of Wisconsin repair a major highway. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Make sure a company disposes of waste safely. 23. Earth is ..... in colour. A) Pink. B) Blue. C) White. D) Orange. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blue. 24. What is the primary message conveyed by the narrator in the Earth Day video? A) To celebrate technological achievements. B) To focus on economic growth. C) To ignore environmental issues. D) To take action for a sustainable future. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To take action for a sustainable future. 25. Which land-based ecosystem holds the most biodiversity, i.e. concentration of plants and animals? A) African Savannah. B) South Pacific Islands. C) Tropical forest. D) Coral reefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tropical forest. 26. Rohan found an ancient artifact. Oliver suggested preserving it. What does 'preserve' mean in this context? A) To keep safe. B) To harm. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To keep safe. 27. Trina mentions the following living things: A) Trees, bees and manatees. B) Trees, bears and mammals. C) Trees, fleece and manatees. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trees, bees and manatees. 28. What does it mean to reduce? A) To use something again. B) To cut things up into little pieces. C) To use less of something. D) To use as much of something as you can. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To use less of something. 29. Which gas present in the Earth's atmosphere does produce most of the warming due to greenhouse effect? A) MethaneHelium. B) Argon. C) Water vapours. D) Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water vapours. 30. Where should we throw the garbage? A) On road. B) In front of our house. C) In dustbins. D) In rivers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In dustbins. 31. A form of oxygen that is found in a layer high in the earth's atmosphere that blocks some of the sun's rays A) Atmosphere. B) Global warming. C) Plastic. D) Ozone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ozone. 32. If there are less landfills there is/are A) Less mountains in Florida. B) Less garbage cans. C) Less air pollution and trash. D) A better smelling environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Less air pollution and trash. 33. What is the antonym of 'conservation' as discussed in the Earth Day video? A) Protection. B) Destruction. C) Preservation. D) Maintenance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Destruction. 34. To use something carefully is to ..... A) Waste. B) Conserve. C) Pollution. D) Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conserve. 35. In 1985, there were only 16 Wyoming toads left in the wild. Which act might protect them? A) The Water Quality Improvement Act. B) The Endangered Species Act. C) The Pollution Protection Act. D) The Clean Air Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Endangered Species Act. 36. Every year on April 22nd, events are held world wide to celebrate protecting the environment. This is known as ..... A) Pollution. B) Waste. C) Conserve. D) Earth Day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earth Day. 37. Trees give us fresh air. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 38. Which of the following is not man made sources of water? A) Tap. B) Hand pump. C) Well. D) River. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) River. 39. How many nations celebrate Earth Day? A) 175. B) 275. C) 375. D) 475. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 175. 40. Plants take in water from their roots.Where is the water transported to?A:flowersB:fruitsC:leavesD:stems A) C only. B) A and B only. C) B, C and D only. D) A, B, C and D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A, B, C and D. 41. We can take care of our planet by A) Exercising, eating healthy, and drinking plenty of water. B) Watering trees, planting trees and donating money to local nurseries. C) Recycling, reusing, reducing waste and planting trees. D) Planting trees to create more oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recycling, reusing, reducing waste and planting trees. 42. When do we celebrate Earth Day? A) 22nd April. B) 5th July. C) 11th April. D) 8th August. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 22nd April. 43. Which of the following can not be recycling? A) Plastic bottle. B) Clock jar. C) Oil. D) Paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oil. 44. When was the very first EARTH DAY observed? A) 1990. B) 1960. C) 1970. D) 1980. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1970. 45. Groups of people that can help to keep the environment clean, happy, and safe are: A) Students and teachers. B) Local authority and government. C) People in the community. D) All of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of above. 46. Earth Day was started by A) Bill Clinton. B) George W Bush. C) Gaylord Nelson. D) Theodore Roosevelt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gaylord Nelson. 47. Which of the following are threatened with extinction? A) Giraffes. B) Whales. C) Corals. D) Elephants. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 48. How much of the world's food is never eaten, which means that the food's production wasted land and resources and emitted unnecessary greenhouse gases? A) 25%. B) 10%. C) 50%. D) 33%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 25%. 49. The thylakoid membrane becomes damaged, causing the inside of the thylakoid to mix with the stroma. Which of the following processes is likely to be most affected by this damage? A) ATP synthesis. B) The reduction of NADP+ to NADPH. C) The movement of electrons from photosystem II (PSII) to photosystem I (PSI). D) Sunlight absorption by the chloroplasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ATP synthesis. 50. To make trash into reusable material is to ..... A) Recycle. B) Earth Day. C) Reduce. D) Reuse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recycle. 51. The first Earth Day A) Was a flop. B) No one attended. C) People traveled to see what it was about. D) Had over 20 million people attending and was a huge success. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had over 20 million people attending and was a huge success. 52. Cars, planes, trains, and factories A) Only damage our waters. B) Help clean up our environment. C) Contribute to pollution. D) Are harmless. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contribute to pollution. 53. What significant environmental event is often highlighted on Earth Day? A) The discovery of a new planet. B) The melting of polar ice caps. C) The invention of solar panels. D) The first human spaceflight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The melting of polar ice caps. 54. Which of the following theme is not matched correctly? A) Climate action-2020. B) Save our species-2019. C) End plastic pollution-2021. D) Environmental and climate literacy-2017. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) End plastic pollution-2021. 55. How does industrial waste contribute to pollution? A) Industrial waste cause pollution by eating too much pizza. B) Industrial waste releases harmful chemicals when decomposed. C) Industrial waste contributes to pollution by driving cars. D) Industrial waste pollute by building too many fires. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Industrial waste releases harmful chemicals when decomposed. 56. We must PRESERVE nature.What does PRESERVE mean? A) Protect something as it is. B) Destroy. C) Change. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protect something as it is. 57. When do photosynthesis and respiration normally occur in green plants? A) Photosynthesis-dayRespiration-night. B) Photosynthesis-day and nightRespiration-night. C) Photosynthesis-dayRespiration-day and night. D) Photosynthesis-day and nightRespiration-day and night. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Photosynthesis-dayRespiration-day and night. 58. About what percentage of Earth is made up by water? A) 71%. B) 99%. C) 17%. D) 52%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 71%. 59. Most of Earth's breathable air comes from where? A) ATMOSPHERE. B) OCEAN. C) SOIL. D) FOREST. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) OCEAN. 60. In the book Trina is playing with some wooden blocks. Tick the shape you cannot see in the picture. A) Rectangle. B) Cylinder. C) Triangle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cylinder. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Culture QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesEarth Day Quiz 1Earth Day Quiz 2Earth Day Quiz 4Air Force Day QuizAmbedkar Jayanti QuizApril Fools Day QuizArmy Day QuizBaisakhi Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books