Recycling
This symbol tells you if something can be broken down and reused to make new items.
What is the recycling symbol?
The harmful substances that make the air, water, or land dirty
What is pollution?
The gradual increase in the Earth's average temperature
What is global warming?
Energy that comes from sources that are naturally replenished
What is renewable energy?
Animals that are at risk of extinction
What are endangered animals?
The process of using old materials to create new products
What is recycling?
This type of pollution creates acid rain and harms aquatic life
What is air pollution?
The process by which plants absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
What is photosynthesis?
Energy harnessed from the sun
What is solar energy?
The natural place where an animal lives
What are habitats?
This blue container is used to collect materials for recycling.
What is a recycling bin?
The type of pollution caused by excessive noise
What is noise pollution?
This gas, released by cars and factories, contributes to global warming.
What is carbon dioxide (CO2)?
Energy generated from moving water
What is hydropower/hydroelectric power?
his big cat, found in Asia, is critically endangered due to poaching and habitat loss
What is a tiger?
After recycling paper, you can make this new product to write or draw on
What is "new paper"?
Plastic that breaks down into tiny pieces in the ocean, harming marine life
What is microplastic?
Gases in the atmosphere that trap heat, like carbon dioxide
What are greenhouse gases?
Turbines are used to convert this type of energy into electricity
What is wind energy?
The illegal hunting of animals
What is poaching?
When you recycle, you help reduce the amount of this that ends up in landfills
What is waste/trash/garbage/rubbish?
The term for the release of warm water from factories into rivers or lakes, harming aquatic ecosystems
What is thermal pollution?
Burning these releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere
What are fossil fuels?
Energy derived from the Earth's internal heat
What is geothermal energy?
Many organizations work to protect these special places where endangered animals live
What are wildlife reserves/protected areas/national parks?