Earth Day Awareness
A Grade 5 Social Studies worksheet focused on Earth Day, its history, importance, and ways to protect our planet.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Earth Day is an important event for our planet, let's learn more about it!
1. When is Earth Day celebrated each year?
March 1st
April 22nd
June 5th
December 25th
2. What is the main goal of Earth Day?
To plant trees only
To celebrate animals
To raise awareness about environmental protection
To clean up oceans once a year
3. The first Earth Day was held in the year .
4. The three R's of environmental conservation are Reduce, Reuse, and .
5. Earth Day is only celebrated in the United States.
True
False
6. Recycling helps to reduce the amount of waste in landfills.
True
False
7. Name two things you can do at home to help protect the environment.
8. Why is it important to celebrate Earth Day?
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
9. Planting trees and cleaning up parks are examples of environmental .
10. Burning too many fossil fuels can lead to air .