Water Conservation
This is the act of using water wisely to avoid waste.
What is water conservation?
The sun, wind, and water are all examples of this type of energy.
What is renewable energy?
The three Rs of recycling.
What are Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle?
This household appliance uses a lot of water, but running it only when full helps save water.
What is a dishwasher?
This type of waste, including apple cores and banana peels, can be composted instead of thrown away.
What is food waste?
Turning this off while brushing your teeth can save up to 8 gallons of water a day.
What is the faucet?
This black, rock-like fossil fuel is burned for energy but is non-renewable.
What is coal?
This common drink container made of aluminum can be recycled over and over again.
What is a soda can?
Recycling helps reduce this, which is where trash is buried.
What is a landfill?
This common material used in newspapers and books can be recycled.
What is paper?
Collecting this natural resource in barrels helps water plants without using tap water.
What is rainwater?
This gas is used to power many cars and comes from deep underground.
What is gasoline (or petroleum)?
Plastic items with this symbol on them can usually be recycled.
What is the recycling symbol?
This type of resource can be replaced naturally over time.
What is a renewable resource?
The process of planting new trees after cutting them down.
What is reforestation?
The three main places where Earth's fresh water is stored.
What are lakes, rivers, and glaciers?
These spinning machines turn wind into electricity.
What are wind turbines?
This type of paper is used in cardboard boxes and can be recycled many times.
What is cardboard?
This type of resource cannot be replaced quickly and will eventually run out.
What is a non-renewable resource?
The process of collecting and cleaning dirty water so it can be reused.
What is wastewater treatment?
Fixing these household leaks can save thousands of gallons of water per year.
What are leaky faucets and pipes?
Unlike coal and oil, this clean energy source comes from moving water.
What is hydroelectric power?
These old electronic devices can be recycled instead of thrown away.
What are computers and cell phones?
Plastic pollution is especially dangerous to this part of the environment.
What is the ocean?
This field of science studies nature, how living things interact with their surroundings and ways to keep the Earth healthy.
What is environmental science?