Vocabulary
If you can't _____ it, then recycle it.
reuse
Plastic items are recycled into small plastic _____ before they can be used again.
pellets
Ketchup bottles, cardboard boxes, and milk jugs are items that can be _____.
recycled
New windows are made from recycled glass _____.
The three main steps to recycling are sort, ______, and then mold.
clean
Recycling something old and making something new saves our natural _______.
resources
Trash to be recycled goes to ____ different factories before it becomes a new product.
three
A ________ is a synonym for garbage dump.
landfill
carbon dioxide, a gas that is produced as a waste when fossil fuels are burned
CO2
when heat is trapped in the Earth's atmosphere
Greenhouse effect
the average temperature of the planet increases over time
Global warming
a change in global or regional climate patters
climate change
petroleum, coal, and natural gas are examples
fossil fuels
the Earth can't create new ones at the same rate that we use them
nonrenewable resources
comes from resources that will never run out like wind, water, or sunlight
only using renewable energy
energy independent
The more fossil fuel a country uses, the more ____ it produces.
CO2
The _______ __________ __________ is a place where people of all ages can share ideas about energy and how it is made and used.
Samso Energy Academy
This machine was created to harness the power of the wind.
windmill
These devices catch sunlight which is then turned into solar power.
solar panels
Scientists are studying how to create energy by burning _________.
garbage
Name a way to save energy.
Take any answer that is true.
Windmills were first invented over 1,000 years ago in the land that is now _________.
Originally, Samso's energy came from _______.
fossil fuels
How long does it take for organic matter to decay into fossil fuels?
Millions of years