Waste Management
Banana peel
Compost
Do solar panels produce noise while operating?
No
What do we call air that has been filled with smoke and fog?
Smog
How much of Earth's water is usable for human consumption? (percentage)
1%
Which small bug helps plants grow by moving pollen?
Bee
Tim Horton's Coffee Cup
Recycling
What renewable resource does the most damage to ecosystems?
Hydropower
What do we call tiny bits of plastic in the ocean?
Microplastics
How long does plastic take to decompose? (years)
500+ years
What do we call animals that eat only plants?
Herbivores
Metallic waste
recycling
Which renewable resource is most weather-dependent?
Solar
What word means the release of substances into water bodies which disrupts ecosystems and makes the water unsafe for humans?
Water pollution
How much of food produced in Canada ends up in landfills or is otherwise wasted? (percentage)
58%
What human activity where clearing large forest areas most directly destroys wildlife habitat?
Deforestation
Batteries
Battery recycling bins
What is Canada's number one renewable resource?
Hydroelectric power
What rain turns harmful when air pollution mixes with clouds?
Acid rain
How much of all plastic produced is recycled? (percentage)
9%
What colorful structure in the sea is built by tiny animals?
Coral reef
Receipt
Garbage
What is the highest maintenance renewable resource?
Biomass
What do we call the rapid growth of algae in lakes and rivers caused by excess fertilizer runoff?
Algae Bloom (Eutrophication)
How many litres of water is required to make one cotton shirt? (litres)
2700 litres
What do you call species introduced by humans into new habitats where they outcompete natives and disrupt ecosystems?
Invasive species