The 3 R's
What are the three R's that are helping our Earth?
Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
How many years does it take a plastic bag to break down?
20 to 1,000 years
What animal makes honey and helps plants grow?
Bees
Which season is the coldest and sometimes snows?
Winter
How to use less plastic?
Reusable water
Cloth Bags
etc.
Name 3 things that can be recycled.
Paper (clean and dry and cardboard, some cartons)
Plastic (certain plastics
Glass
Metal (aluminum and metal cans)
How many years does it take wool cloth, like wool socks, to decompose?
1 to 5 years
What should you do if you see a plastic bag on the beach?
Throw it in the garbage can.
In which season do flowers bloom, and trees have green leaves?
Spring
Is air pollution safe for humans and animals to breathe and for plants to live with?
No
What is it called when you take something you're going to throw out and turn it into something else?
recycling
How many years does it take for a battery to decompose?
100 years
What is organic waste?
natural waste from plants or animals (fruit and vegetable peels, eggshells, coffee grounds, grass and leaves, etc.)
What is the season when the weather gets hot, we have no school, and people go to the beaches?
Summer
Where was the first Earth Day
The USA
What is it called when you turn off the lights to save electricity?
Reducing
How many years does it take for styrofoam products to decompose?
500 to1 million years - it is also considered to be a product that never truly decomposes.
How to Save Water
Turn off the water when brushing teeth
In which season do the leaves start to fall off the trees? The leaves are orange and brown.
Fall
Instead of throwing away plastic water bottles, you can clean them and use them again. This is called _______.
Reusing
How many years does it take for one disposable baby diaper to biodegrade?
500 years
What was the first year that Earth Day was celebrated?
April 22, 1970
What can we call the trash that is found on the ground in places like the beach?
Litter
What is the pollution that changes the air color around cities?
Smog