Pollution
What are the three main different kinds of pollution?
Air, water, and land
Coal, natural gas, and oil are all examples of _________ resources
Nonrenewable
What the three R's?
Reduce Reuse and Recycle
How much trash is dumped in national parks every year?
Over 100 million pounds
How much trash is in the ocean?
8 million metric tons
What are three ways we can make energy while not harming the environment?
wind water and sun
How much money is spent on cleaning up litter per year in America?
Around 11.5 billion dollars
Name three renewable resources.
Possible answers: air, wind, water, sunlight, plants, trees, and animals
Within 5%, what percent of litter are cigarettes?
45%-55%
How much trash do Americans create per year?
Around 254 million tons
How fast did global temperatures increasing by?
.84 degrees Celsius
What business was the cause of the largest oil spill in history?
BP (British Petrol)
Scientists are finding that air pollution leads to the warming of the earth called ____________.
Global Warming
What is the difference between nonrenewable and renewable?
Renewable resources can be replaced in a human lifetime, nonrenewable resources can NOT be replaced in a human lifetime.
The biggest windmill field in the world is in what country?
China