Earth Day Quiz Answers

1.    What year was the first April 22 Earth Day?

c)    1970

2.    How long does it take to break down plastic shopping bags?

c)    500-1,000 years

3.    What is the recommended length of time for a shower to conserve water?

b)    5 minutes

4.    How many days does it take to recycle an aluminum can, turn it into a new can, and have it back on a store shelf?

b)    60 days

5.    How much water does an average person use each day?

c)    123 gallons

6.    There is a floating mass of trash in the Pacific Ocean twice the size of Texas.

a)    True

7.    How many trees could be saved if all newspapers were recycled?

d)    250,000,000 trees

8.    The nation’s overall recycling rate has grown from 11% to ____ over the last 10 years.

d)    27%

9.    A modern glass bottle would take 4,000 years or more to decompose – and even longer if it’s in the landfill.

a)    True

10.    What are the benefits of shopping at your local farmers market?

d)    All of the above