VOCABULARY
What word means “protecting and saving natural resources”?
What is conservation?
Trash floating in a lake is what type of pollution?
What is water pollution?
Smoke from cars and factories causes what?
What is air pollution?
Trash left on the ground is called __________.
What is litter?
Planting trees helps the Earth because they give us __________.
What is oxygen?
What word means “reusing materials instead of throwing them away”?
What is reuse?
What spills into oceans and harms fish?
What is oil?
What gas pollution comes out of a car’s exhaust?
What is smoke or fumes?
A park full of wrappers and cans is an example of what?
What is land pollution?
Turning off lights helps save what resource?
What is energy?
What do we call a place where trash is buried under the ground?
What is a landfill?
Pouring paint into a storm drain is an example of what?
What is water pollution?
Burning trash in the yard affects which part of the environment?
What is the air?
What can happen when land pollution spreads?
Animals lose their homes.
Using a reusable water bottle helps reduce what?
What is waste or plastic trash?
What is it called when wind or water wears away rock and soil?
What is erosion?
How does water pollution hurt animals?
It makes water unsafe for fish and animals.
Why is air pollution harmful?
It makes the air dirty and hard to breathe.
Putting old batteries in soil is what kind of pollution?
What is land pollution?
Picking up litter helps protect what?
What is the land (and animals)?
What word means “cutting down large areas of trees”?
What is deforestation?
Which human action can cause water pollution?
A: Picking up trash
B: Dumping chemicals
C: Planting trees
B: Dumping chemicals
Name one human activity that creates air pollution.
Driving cars, burning trash, factory smoke, etc.
Which of these harms land the MOST?
A: Planting trees
B: Throwing trash out the car window
C: Recycling
B: Throwing trash out the car window
Name one way you can conserve water.
Turning off the faucet, shorter showers, etc.