Colorful terms
To ____ the use of single-use plastics is one way to prevent plastic pollution
What is reduce?
It happens when excessive and harmful contaminants are introduced into the environment. It may be naturally occurring or caused by humans.
What is pollution?
Climate change is characterized by long-term weather patterns such as: (Give one)
What is: temperature / humidity / wind / air pressure / rain?
______ can lessen the amount of plastic waste that gets into our environment.
What is recycling?
These have started to melt in the Arctic due to excessive heat.
What are glaciers / icebergs?
Two words: A group of colorful animals that provide an underwater ecosystem and lines the ocean floor to shelter its inhabitants.
What is a coral reef?
They are made from synthetic materials that can be easily shaped and are commonly used as containers. Unfortunately, it takes half a century for them to decompose.
What are plastics?
Cite one example of how climate change can affect the planet and the humans residing on it.
What is: heatwaves / wildfires / stronger typhoons / drought / ocean warming and acidification / biodiversity loss / food and water scarcity / health / poverty / extinction / habitat loss / air pollution?
Plastic pollution is present in this ecosystem.
What is a terrestrial ecosystem / aquatic ecosystem?
Heat is trapped and stopped from going back to space.
What is global warming?
They are the main contributors to climate change. Examples of these are carbon dioxide and methane.
What are Greenhouse gases?
The tagalog term for sea turtles
What is pawikan?
Give one example of a greenhouse gas.
What is carbon dioxide / methane / nitrous oxide / fluorinated gases?
Doing this to plastic can make the air very harmful to breathe in.
What is burning?
These marine animals have turned white due to heat.
What are corals?
The phenomenon used to describe the warming of the Earth because of the gases trapping the heat and stopping it from returning back to space
What is Greenhouse Effect?
The phenomenon is characterized by a large amount of plastics not being disposed properly and can result in the release of its toxic chemicals to the soil or bodies of water.
What is plastic pollution?
Give one way on how you can help eliminate plastic pollution
What is
- reducing the use of plastics
- recycling plastics
- empowering climate justice
- spreading awareness
In 2019, the global production of plastic was at ____ tons!
What is 370 million?
Climate change has naturally occurred in the past due to _______.
What are volcanic eruptions?