Pollution and the Environment
What might happen to an animal in a polluted area?
They could get sick, have to move, or die.
This means to use less of something
Reduce
What is recycling?
Taking something and using it again and again for different purposes.
What are the 3 main types of pollution
Air, land, water pollution
What is one way that air pollution affect humans and animals?
It makes it difficult to breathe, destroys the ozone, causes eyes to tear up, and helps create acid rain.
This means to make an old material into a new one. For example: tires can become a new running track
Recycle
How can you decrease the amount of land pollution? a) reduce, reuse, recycle b) burn trash in your backyard c) throw your trash into a lake
a) reduce, reuse, recycle
What type of pollution is smoke an example of?
Air pollution
What can happen when trash or plastic enters the wetlands, rivers, oceans, and lakes? a)Trash or plastic makes them look beautiful. b)Trash or plastic would provide fertilizer for plants. c)Animals would be hurt by trying to eat the bags
c)Animals would be hurt by trying to eat the bags
Oil, coal, and minerals are examples of______ resources
Non-renewable Resources
This means to make an old material into a new one. For example: tires can become a new running track
Recycle
What do we call it when air pollutants like smoke create a fog in the air?
smog
A person driving a car throws a plastic water bottle out of the window. Will this plastic bottle affect the environment?
a. It will affect the river because it will roll into the storm drain which leads to the rivers and streams. It will never break down or decompose.
b. It will not affect the environment because it will be washed away by the rain into the storm drain which leads underground.
c. It will affect only the land because it will stay on the road until someone cleans it up.
d.It will not affect the environment because the bottle will break down or decompose.
a. It will affect the river because it will roll into the storm drain which leads to the rivers and streams. It will never break down or decompose.
Water, trees, and cows are examples of _______ resources
renewable resources
Elena noticed that her kitchen sink was dripping water all day and night. What could she do to solve the problem?
She could fix the sink
Which question could the student ask to determine which trash could cause harm or not harm the environment?
a. Which trash can break down over time?
b. Which trash is most used by humans?
c. Which trash will smell the worst?
d. Which trash weighs the most?
a. Which trash can break down over time?
Bags of plastic trash are dumped into the ocean everyday.What is one negative effect that this can have on ocean animals?
It will be eaten by fish and will get plastic inside of them.
What are the 3 r's of conservation?
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Plastic pollution has become a big problem in the state of Georgia. What would be the best solution to protect the plants and animals from plastic pollution?
a. Burn the plastic instead of throwing it away.
b. Reduce the amount of plastic used and recycle it.
c. Bury the plastic so that it decomposes in the ground.
d. Dump the plastic in the ocean where it can’t harm anything.
Reduce the amount of plastic used and recycle it.
air in the city and the water in the surrounding lake. Below are a list of questions Krista has created to ask. Choose the BEST question Krista should ask.
a. Does the factory recycle?
b. How much smoke does the factory create?
c. How often does the factory get cleaned?
d. How many people work at the factory?
b. How much smoke does the factory create?