Pollution
What word describes the process of converting rubbish into new materials and objects?
Recycling
What gas is the biggest contributor to global warming from human activity?
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
What is the biggest Rainforest in the world?
What is energy from the sun called?
Solar Energy
Animal 1
Tiger
What very common material takes hundreds of years to decompose?
Plastic
A main contributor to climate change, the gradual increase in Earth’s temperature is called?
Global Warming
What ecosystem is known as the lungs of the Earth becasue they absorb huge amounts of greenhouse gases?
Rainforests
What are the three types of fossil fuels?
Gas, Oil and Coal
Animal 2
Panda
What type of pollution is caused by car emissions and factories?
Air pollution
What is the name of the effect that traps heat in the Earth's atmosphere?
The greenhouse gas effect
What will happen if the ice caps continue to melt?
The sea level will rise
What is the name of the large spinning structures that are used to generate electricity from wind?
Wind Turbines
Animal 3
Rhinoceros
What is the name for tiny plastic pieces found in our oceans, animals and now almost all humans?
Microplastics
What layer protects Earth by absorbing harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun?
The ozone layer
Increasing ocean temperatures result in which colourful ecosystem losing its colour and dying?
Coral reefs
What source of renewable energy uses flowing or falling water to create electricity?
Hydroelectric
Animal 4
Whale Shark
What % of plastic gets recycled? Within 3%
9%
What % of the world's climate emissions does China contribute to annually? Within 5%
30
How many trees are cut down annually? To the nearest billion
15 billion
What % of Scotland's electricity consumption was generated from renewable sources in 2025? Within 15%
113%
Animal 5
Pangolin