Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
This is the first step in reducing waste by avoiding disposable products.
What is reducing?
This type of ecosystem includes desert, forests, and grass lands
What are Terrestrial ecosystems?
Burning fossil fuels releases this gas, which traps heat in the atmosphere.
What is carbon dioxide (CO2)?
What is a sustainable choice?
These areas are protected to help plants and animals thrive.
What are nature reserves (or parks)?
Glass bottles and aluminum cans can be turned into new products through this process.
What is recycling?
This is the term for the variety of life in an area.
What is biodiversity?
This is the term for the gradual warming of the planet due to human activity.
What is global warming?
Cutting down forests threatens these animals' homes.
What are habitats?
Cutting down forests threatens these animals' homes.
What are habitats?
Name one creative way to reuse old T-shirts instead of throwing them away.
What is making tote bags (or similar ideas)?
Mangroves protect coastlines and are found in this type of ecosystem.
What are coastal ecosystems?
Name one renewable energy source that helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
What is solar power (or wind, hydro)?
This type of farming that uses fewer chemicals and supports the environment.
What is organic farming?
The international organization works to save endangered species like tigers and pandas.
What is the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)?
This is the term for the waste that decomposes naturally, like food scraps.
What is compost?
These organisms break down dead plants and animals, recycling nutrients.
What are decomposers?
This international agreement aims to limit global temperature increase.
What is the Paris Agreement?
Turning off the lights when not in use saves this resource.
What is energy?
Removing invasive species helps protect these local animals and plants.
What are native species?
This symbol, made of three arrows, represents a cycle of reducing waste.
What is the recycling symbol?
This is the largest ecosystem on Earth, covering over 70% of its surface.
What is the ocean?
These are the severe weather events caused by climate change, such as hurricanes and droughts.
What are extreme weather events?
This term describes designing products that last longer and are easier to repair.
What is sustainable design?
This process helps increase the population of endangered species in captivity before reintroducing them to the wild.
What is captive breeding?