Vocabulary
What are pollutants?
Pollutants are substances that make our resources not safe.
Name three natural resources.
Wood, Soil, Water, Air, Sun, Oil, Rocks, Minerals, Metals
Name one of the three substitutes for clean energy
Ethanol (Made from corn)
Wood Chips
Water, Wind, Sun energy
What is a habitat?
A place where animals live
Every person produces this amount of trash in a day.
4 Pounds
What is a Wind Break?
A fence of trees that protect an area from wind.
We would run out.
What causes pollution in the air?
Burning fossil fuels
Cars
Factories
What would happen if humans kept expanding their habitat?
Animals would love homes
They would destroy habitats
Resources would be lost
What happens if we throw batteries and nail polish into a landfill?
It'll pollute and damage the soil.
What is an example of a Non-Renewable Resource?
Coal, Oil, Nuclear Energy, Natural Gas
Name two renewable resources
Water, Air, Sun, Soil, Wood, Wind
Name one good thing and one bad thing about electricity
Answer may very
What does it mean to be endangered?
The population of a species is so low that it is about to be extinct.
What is the difference between recycling and landfill?
Recycling you have to organize your trash and reuse
Landfill you just throw away the trash
This word means an area of trash covered by a layer of dirt.
Landfill
What are the two resources responsible for our oxygen?
Trees and Air
How much of the water is in glaciers?
2%
Why are forests endangered? What are humans doing?
Deforestation
Cutting down too much
What causes carbon dioxide?
Mostly everything.
Combining two things.
Hybrid
What are some threats to our resources?
Pollutants
Humans destroying things
Name one way to help save water.
Answers may very
If there is a problem, what do you do?
You find a solution yourself!
What happens if there is too much carbon dioxide? What is the effect called?
Greenhouse effect