Bodies of Water in Germany
Richtig oder falsch: Germany is land-locked.
falsch!
How do you say "is" in German?
ist
Identify if these words are filters or pollutants: Pappe, Erde, Reis
Pappe: filter
Erde: pollutant
Reis: filter
How do you say "the water" in German?
das Wasser
Name two causes of water pollution. Hint: you can't just say "pollution" or "litter/trash."
Deforestation, oil pollution, agriculture, radioactive substances, waste water, thermal pollution, microplastics
Name two rivers in Germany.
Rhine, Elbe, Danube, Spree
What do the words "hat" and "es gibt" mean?
hat = has
es gibt = there is/there are
Which of the following are pollutants/filters: Gewuerze, Glitzer, Lehm
Gewuerze: pollutant
Glitzer: pollutant
Lehm: filter
How do you say "island" in German?
Insel
How much of the earth's surface is covered in water? How much of this water isn't salt water?
70% of the surface
3% isn't salt water
What two seas border Germany to the north?
North Sea (Nordsee) and Baltic See (Ostsee)
What are the different ways of saying "a" in German?
ein and eine
(also einen but we haven't used this one as much)
How do you say "gravel" in German?
Flusssteine
How do you say "river" in German?
Fluss
What percentage of Germany's power comes from hydroelectricity? What about the United States?
Germany: 15%
America: 6.6%
(your answer needs to be within 10%)
What is der Bodensee?
Lake Constance, a lake that's on the border of Germany, Austria, AND Switzerland
How do you say "are" in German?
sind
How do you say "cotton balls" in German?
Wattebaellchen
How do you say "lake" in German?
See
How many gallons of water does the average German use each day? The average American?
German: 1,032 gallons/day
American: 2,200 gallons/day
(your answers need to be within 300)
What city is the "City of Bridges" and about how many bridges are in that city? Bonus if you can say how many bridges are in Pittsburgh.
City of Bridges = Hamburg
about 2,500 (your answer should be within 250)
Pittsburgh has 446 bridges (your answer should be within 75)
What are the three ways of saying "the" in German? Identify which you need for each of these words: Wasser, Sand, Wasserflasche
der/die/das
das Wasser
der Sand
die Wasserflasche
How do you say "paper towels" AND "food coloring" in German?
Papierhandtuecher
Lebensmittelfarbe
What's the difference between der See and die See?
der See = lake
die See = sea
Items: soda can, wool sock, fishing line, styrofoam cup, disposable diaper, plastic bag
Numbers: 600, 450, 200, 50, 20, 5
fishing line: 600 years
disposable diaper: 450 years
soda can: 200 years
styrofoam cup: 50 years
plastic bag: 20 years
wool sock: 5 years