3 R's
Paper and cardboard boxes usually go into this color bin
What is Blue recycling bin?
This is the name of the galaxy that our planet Earth is located in.
What is the Milky Way?
Bees and butterflies perform this important task as they fly from flower to flower, helping plants grow fruit.
What is pollination?
This massive, bright star gives the Earth almost all of its light and energy.
What is the Sun?
Earth Day is celebrated every year during this spring month.
What is April?
Using a refillable water bottle instead of buying plastic ones is an example of this
What is Reuse?
This percentage represents about how much of the Earth's surface is covered by water.
What is 70 percent?
This is the scientific word for an animal that only eats plants.
What is a herbivore?
Energy from sources that won't run out, like wind and sunlight, is known by this name.
What is renewable energy?
This is the exact date in April when Earth Day is celebrated.
What is the 22nd?
Turning off the water while you brush your teeth is an example of this one of the 3 Rs?
What is Reuse?
This invisible gas, naturally produced by trees and plants, is what humans breathe in to survive.
What is oxygen?
This is the scientific term for the natural home or environment where an animal or plant lives.
What is the habitat?
Oil, coal, and natural gas, which are formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals, are collectively called this.
What are Fossil Fuels?
People celebrated the first Earth Day in this decade
What are the 1970's?
This is the process where you let food scraps and yard waste break down into nutrient-rich soil.
What is composting?
This invisible blanket of gases surrounds the Earth and keeps it warm
What is the atmosphere?
A species of animal or plant that is at serious risk of disappearing forever is known by this term.
What is endangered species?
These tall machines with large, spinning blades use the wind to generate electricity.
What are wind turbines?
Earth Day is an event celebrated by over 190 of these around the world.
What are countries?
Between a paper bag, an apple core, and a plastic bag, this material takes the absolute longest to break down in a landfill.
What is a plastic bag?
This protective layer high up in the atmosphere shields us from the sun's harmful UV rays.
What is the ozone layer?
(All though, the librarian does not find the ozone helpful with UV rays)
This is the magical process by which plants make their own food using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide.
What is photosynthesis?
Most of the Earth's water is this type, which is found in oceans and is too salty to drink.
What is saltwater?
Teaching people about the environment and protesting against this harmful human activity was the primary goal of the first Earth Day.
What is pollution?