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This quiz tests your knowledge about #International #Mother #Earth #Day and #environmental #trivia.
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1
How many people live on planet Earth?
About 800 billion
About 8 million
About 80 million
About 8 billion
2
Which environment covers less than 7% of Earth's landmass but has 50% of all living things?
coral reefs
tropical forests
oceans
polar regions
3
What is the Earth's largest rainforest?
Sundaland
Congo
Amazon
Daintree
4
Of the 2.5% fresh water found on Earth, how much of it is frozen in polar ice?
10 %
70 %
55 %
35 %
5
About how long will it take a plastic bottle to disintegrate in a landfill?
125 years
10 years
775 years
450 years
6
From where does more than half of the world's breathable oxygen originate?
the atmosphere
flowers
forests
oceans
7
About how much oxygen is produced by the Amazon Rainforest alone?
2 %
20 %
7 %
18 %
8
Disney's Animal Kingdom celebrates Earth Day across the entire theme park. How many lands are there in the park?
7
8
6
5
9
Although 70% of Earth is covered in water, about how much of that is
fresh
water?
3.1 %
2.5 %
3.9 %
4.2 %
10
What was the year that International Mother Earth Day was officially adopted?
1997
2001
2009
1989
11
How many animals are carved into the tree of life at Animal Kingdom?
100
400
300
200
12
The average person in the United States uses how much water per day?
40 gallons
50 gallons
80 gallons
60 gallons
13
About how many people participate in Mother Earth Day?
1 billion
1 million
10 billion
100,000
14
How much oxygen does an average 50 year-old tree produce?
12,000 pounds (enough for 8 people/year)
1,500 pounds (enough for 1 person/year)
6,000 pounds (enough for 4 people/year)
15,000 pounds (enough for 10 people/year)
15
How tall is the world's largest tree?
380 feet tall
100 feet tall
250 feet tall
500 feet tall
16
What is the tallest mountain on Earth?
K2
Mount Everest
Lhotse
Makalu
17
On what day is International Mother Earth Day celebrated?
October 22
March 22
April 22
July 22
18
Which of the following is estimated to take the longest to break down in a landfill?
plastic bottles
glass bottles
disposable diapers
paper products
19
The average American produces how much trash per day?
3 pounds
1 pound
4 pounds
2 pounds
20
Pollinators help grow food like like chocolate, almonds and fruit. Which is not a pollinator?
Bats
Dogs
Bees
Birds
21
Antarctica is a desert
False
True
22
Where is Mount Everest located?
Between Nepal and Tibet
United States
South America
Africa
23
Disney's Animal Kingdom opened up on Earth Day in which year?
1998
1999
2003
2000
24
What is the largest, hottest desert on Earth?
Kalahari
Sahara
Mojave
Arabian
25
Over 120 prescription drugs have come from rainforest plants (some for cancer & asthma).
False
True
26
How much water do you use in a 10 minute shower?
10 gallons
5 gallons
15 gallons
20 gallons
27
Where is about 30% of Earth's fresh water found?
in groundwater
in rivers
in lakes
in glaciers
28
The Earth spins about _____ miles per hour?
100,000
1,000
100
10,000
29
The Tree of Life in Animal Kingdom is approximately how tall?
77 feet tall
145 feet tall
189 feet tall
199 feet tall
30
Where is the Sahara desert located?
Europe
Africa
North America
South America
31
About how long do scientists believe it will take a glass bottle to decompose?
1 million years
5 million years
100,000 years
50 years
32
Which slow moving Zootopia character is a sloth?
Officer Clawhauser
Nick Wilde
Flash
Bellwether
33
About how much water is lost per year from a drippy faucet in the kitchen or bath?
3,000 gallons
300 gallons
30 gallons
3 gallons
34
There will be more plastic in our oceans than fish by 2050
False
True
