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- Quiz Competition On Earth Day 2026
- Date: 20–24 April 2026
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What is the Earth Day theme of 2026?
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Restore Our Earth
Invest in Our Planet
Together for Health. Stand with Science
d) Our Power, Our Planet
Which sector contributes significantly to methane emissions?
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IT sector
Agriculture
Education
Tourism
Which type of plastic waste is most commonly found in mountain regions, contributing significantly to plastic pollution?
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Plastic packaging materials
Single-use plastic bags
Plastic water bottles
Plastic straws
What is an endangered species?
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A type of organism that is at risk of extinction
A species found on land and in the ocean
A species that is threatened by prey
All of the above
More than half of the breathable oxygen in the world comes from where?
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Forests
Oceans
Flowering Plants
Clouds
Which land-based ecosystem has the most biodiversity?
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Tropical forests
African savannah
South Pacific Islands
Coral reefs
How do microplastics affect crustaceans?
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No harm
Completely safe
Damage organs and increase toxins
None
Which of the following are threatened with extinction?
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Giraffes
Elephants
Corals
All of the above
Sheets of paper from one tree?
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2,000
8,000
20,000
50,000
How long can a person survive without water?
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2 days
4 days
1 week
2 weeks
Which of the following is NOT a major source for hydrogenotrophic methanogens?
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Humans
Livestock
Wetlands
Hydrothermal vents
Which one of the following carbonate rich materials often occurs within the soil profile?
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Calcrete
Tufa
Aeolianite
Speleothem
Which one of the following statements about earthquakes is CORRECT?
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Intensity is measured using the Richter scale.
Deep earthquakes occur in the lower mantle.
Small earthquakes may have a negative magnitude.
The magnitude decreases with epicentral distance.
Presence of fluid in the Earth core is indicated by __.
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Shadow zone of S wave
Shadow zone of P wave
Refraction of S wave from different boundaries within the Earth
Refraction of P wave from different boundaries within the Earth
Which of the following sequence of weather systems is from the largest to the smallest size?
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Tropical cyclone, Extratropical cyclone, Thunderstorm, Tornado
Extratropical cyclone, Tropical cyclone, Thunderstorm, Tornado
Tropical cyclone, Extratropical cyclone, Tornado, Thunderstorm
Extratropical cyclone, Tornado, Tropical cyclone, Thunderstorm
Which one of the following conditions prevents air from rising freely in the atmosphere?
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Surface air converging near a low-pressure zone
A deep layer of cumulonimbus clouds
A temperature inversion
Divergence of air aloft]
Which of the following accounts for the greatest percentage of a typical home energy bill?
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Heating and cooling
Clothes washer and dryer
Computer and monitor
Refrigerator
What is the main cause of ocean acidification?
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Oil spills
Plastic pollution
Increased CO₂ absorption by oceans
Overfishing
What is the main driver of biodiversity loss globally?
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Climate change
Habitat destruction
Pollution
Natural disasters
What is the “albedo effect”?
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Absorption of sunlight by oceans
Reflection of solar radiation by surfaces like ice and snow
Heat trapping by greenhouse gases
Wind movement in atmospherel