Environment
What is the environment?
Natural places on Earth, nature
What is an electric bus?
An electric vehicle takes kids to school/home and that requires charging.
What is diesel?
A type of gas we put into trucks and buses.
What is an electric bus?
A bus that runs on an electric charge instead of gasoline.
Who signed the infrastructure bill?
President Biden
A human action that hurts the environment
Driving gas powered vehicles
A benefit of electric buses
No air pollution!
Do we "charge up" diesel vehicles?
No, we have to fill up at the gas station
What does inhale mean?
To breathe in
How much did the bill put aside for electric buses?
$2.5 billion
How can we help make the environment better?
True/False
Electric vehicles are 100% pollution free
False- the battery charging station, panels create some pollution when they need to be replaced.
What are diesel fumes?
Pollution or smoke that gas powered vehicles create that makes our breathing air dirty.
The air, water, and land in or on which
people, animals,
and plants live.
When did the bill get signed?
November 15, 2021
What is the name of the pollution a gas powered car makes?
Diesel fumes
How do you charge an electric bus?
You connect the bus battery to the charging station in order to power it up.
pollution, cost of gas is expensive
What is a president?
An elected leader of the USA
What is the name of the school bus company in NC?
Thomas Built Buses
What part of our environment is hurt by diesel fumes?
air
What is electricity?
(Clue: think about what food does for you)
A form of energy
How does diesel help and hurt us
Helps us get to where we need to go; it creates pollution that impacts our health and the environment
What is infrastructure?
The physical structures (buildings, roads, power lines & schools) that communities needs to run.
What type of bill did President Biden sign?
An infrastructure bill