Pollution
What is an acid form of precipitation?
Acid Rain
A rock breaking into smaller pieces due to freezing water.
Erosion
I am a giant, frozen white hat sitting on top of the world, but I never go to a party. If I melt, the oceans rise. What am I?
Ice Cap
I am the place where water takes a rest,
Hiding in lakes, oceans, or underground chest.
I keep it safe until it needs to flow,
What am I?
Storage
I'm known as an Earth Helper. I help reduce, reuse, and recycle.
Sustainability Specialist
I can be green, blue-green, red, or brown.
What am I?
Algal Bloom
I fall from the sky, not a gentle shower,
But with a sour touch and a chemical power.
I don't build mountains with a sudden crash,
Instead, I dissolve them in a slow, steady dash.
I change the face of stone with a quiet might,
Making new shapes, though not very bright.
What am I?
Acid Rain
I am the river's empty bed,
Resting until the clouds have bled.
A flat and fertile, quiet place,
Where water comes to take up space.
I hold the rush and slow the flow,
Then wait for summer herbs to grow.
Floodplain
I have no legs, but I can sit still.
I have no voice, but I can hold a reflection.
I am born from rain, but I die in the sun.
What am I?
Standing Water
I make sure that my community has fresh drinking water.
Water Engineer
How can we balance the urgent need to protect endangered ecosystems and biodiversity with the growing demands of human development and resource consumption?
Conservation
What is the term for a rapid and excessive growth of algae in a body of water, often caused by runoff from fertilizers, which can deplete oxygen and harm aquatic life?
Algal Bloom
I am a river that cannot flow,
Made of ice and packed-down snow.
I move very slowly, carving the land,
With a freezing, cold, and heavy hand.
What am I?
Glacier
I have a bed, but I never sleep.
I have a mouth, but I never speak.
I can run, but I have no legs.
I can fall, but I never get hurt.
What am I?
Running Water
I make sure that food is safe to eat. I'm known as a food safety officer.
Agricultural Inspector
I have no voice, but I make the forests sigh,
I fall from clouds, though not from the sky.
Born from factories and engines that roar,
I make the statues weep, and the lakes turn sour.
I look like water, but I bring decay,
Turning green to gray.What am I?
Acid Rain
What is the term for the wise and careful use of natural resources so they are not wasted and can be used by people in the future?
Conservation
I am a man-made valley, a deep, silent hold,
I drink up the rain and the mountain’s cold.
I can power a city or quench a dry land,
But I die without walls to keep me at hand.
I sit very still, though I’m often called "running."
Reservoir
I am a giant with a concrete spine,
Holding back the liquid line.
I drink from rivers, yet I have no throat,
I offer a bed, but not to float.
I hoard the rain to serve the light,
And die if I am kept too tight.
What am I?
Reservoir
I build roads without asphalt,
And create cities without houses.
I bring rivers to the desert,
Yet I cannot hold a drop of water in my hands.
If I fail, you are thirsty; if I succeed, you don't even know my name.What am I?
Water Engineer
I am the silence in a noisy world,
Protecting the wild before it’s unfurled.
I require you to take less, to ensure there is more,
I am the key to the future, behind a locked door.
I am not a thing you can hold in your hand,
But without me, dust will cover the land.
What am I?
Conservation
I am the ultimate builder, yet I possess no hands.
I take what my sibling has stolen, and I bury it where it lands.I force the rushing river to drop its heavy load,
And build new, quiet land forms at the end of its road.
Without me, the coastlines would only retreat,
But with me, sand dunes and deltas are finally complete.
What am I?
Deposition
I live in a dark, hidden, and rocky home. I fill up the spaces where creatures don't roam. I fall from the sky, but hide from the light. You can pull me up to make things bright. I move very slowly, under your feet, and I’m the main source of the water you meet.
Ground Water
I am the flat expanse that bows to the river’s rage,
A fertile stage where the water turns the page.
I hold no water when the sky is dry,
Yet I am designed to drown when clouds cry.
I am the deposit of a thousand years,
The farmer’s treasure, and the builder’s fears.
What am I?
Floodplain
I have no roots, but I help businesses grow,
I track the footprint, high and low.
I fight for the future while working today,
Turning waste into value along the way.
I speak in metrics, carbon, and green,
Keeping the corporate world clean.What am I?
Sustainability Specialist