This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Culture > Festivals > Earth Day – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Earth Day Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We should switch off the light and fan if there is no one in the room. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 2. What book helped launch the modern environmental movement, and led to the widespread ban of DDT? A) Silent Spring. B) The End of Nature. C) Cabin in the Woods. D) Earth in the Balance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Silent Spring. 3. What is the main purpose of Earth Day? A) To promote environmental awareness. B) To celebrate technological achievements. C) To honor historical figures. D) To explore space. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To promote environmental awareness. 4. Which word is a synonym for 'celebrate' as used in the context of Earth Day? A) Commemorate. B) Ignore. C) Neglect. D) Dismiss. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commemorate. 5. What does decompose mean? A) To rot away. B) To make something new. C) To build up. D) To use again. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To rot away. 6. The first Earth Day celebrations took place in? A) USA. B) Japan. C) Sweden. D) Switzerland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) USA. 7. Which one of the following statetments about green plants are correct?A-They can make their own food.B-They need energy to carry out life processes.C-They are made up of cells that have cell walls.D-They do not move freely from one place to another by themselves. A) B and C only. B) B and D only. C) A, C and D only. D) A, B, C and D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A, B, C and D. 8. What event sparked Earth Day? A) Earthquake. B) Volcanic eruption. C) Massive littering. D) Oil spill. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oil spill. 9. What is the purpose of Earth Day? A) To raise awareness about environmental issues. B) To celebrate Earth by giving it a party. C) To pollute more than average. D) To give thanks to the founder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To raise awareness about environmental issues. 10. Why do we celebrate Earth Day? A) To have fun. B) To raise consciousness (awareness). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To raise consciousness (awareness). 11. What does the word protect mean? A) The area around a person, animal, or plant. B) To keep from harm. C) To change waste into something useful. D) To make water, land and air dirty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To keep from harm. 12. Where in the chloroplast are the products of photophosphorylation used? A) Envelope. B) Grain. C) Stroma. D) Thylakoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stroma. 13. April 22nd was chosen as Earth Day because A) April is in spring and which is a good season and students can learn and partake in Earth Day. B) April is National Earth Month. C) It is the rainy season and plants grow best during this time. D) It is a day off of school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) April is in spring and which is a good season and students can learn and partake in Earth Day. 14. Preserve means ..... A) To keep safe. B) To harm. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To keep safe. 15. What part of speech is the word 'day' in the sentence:'Earth Day is important'? A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 16. It's never too late to start reducing, reusing, or recycling? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. What is one way that factories cause pollution? A) Dumping chemicals into rivers and lakes. B) Driving cars. C) Eating too much pizza. D) Building too many fires. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dumping chemicals into rivers and lakes. 18. Which sentence in Text 2, "Earth Day, " best demonstrates one effect of conservation? A) "The average American produces more than four pounds of garbage per day.". B) "It takes about 450 years for plastic beverage bottles to break down in a landfill.". C) "By recycling 1 ton of paper, we save enough energy to heat a home for six months.". D) "The average American uses about 100 gallons of water per day and more than 100, 000 gallons of water per year.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "By recycling 1 ton of paper, we save enough energy to heat a home for six months.". 19. The process of making the environment dirty or not safe to use is ..... A) Waste. B) Conserve. C) Pollution. D) Earth Day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pollution. 20. Which sentence uses the correct form of the verb 'to be' in past tense? A) Earth Day was celebrated last year. B) Earth Day were celebrated last year. C) Earth Day is celebrated last year. D) Earth Day are celebrated last year. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earth Day was celebrated last year. Next →Related QuizzesIndian Culture QuizzesEarth Day Quiz 2Earth Day Quiz 3Earth Day Quiz 4Earth Day Quiz 5Earth Day Quiz 6Earth Day Quiz 7Earth Day Quiz 8Earth Day Quiz 9Earth Day Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books