Renewable Energy
This energy comes from the sun.
What is solar energy?
Youth climate activist famous for climate strikes.
Who is Greta Thunberg?
Factories and cars release this gas that contributes to smog.
What is Carbon Dioxide?
Organization that puts oysters in the NY harbor.
What is Billion Oyster Project?
The 3 R's for sustainability.
What is Reduce, Reuse, Recycle?
Turbines on land generate electricity using this natural resource.
What is wind?
This science tv show host speaks out on climate change.
Who is Bill Nye (The Science Guy)?
This common urban problem occurs when trash or chemicals enter rivers and lakes.
What is water pollution?
This youth-led group organizes marches and climate strikes in the U.S.
What is Sunrise? (-500 if you get wrong)
Bringing one of these to school instead of buying plastic bottles.
What is a reusable water bottle?
Energy is generated using heat from inside the earth.
What is geothermal energy?
Famous for studying chimpanzees and protecting wildlife
Who is Jane Goodall?
Neighborhoods near highways often face this type of health risk.
What is air pollution?
This U.S. agency tests water, controls pollution, and protects clean air.
What is the EPA?
This type of meat has the biggest impact on the environment. Reducing the amount of it in your diet can help the environment.
What is beef?
Hydropower creates electricity by moving _____
What is water?
Former U.S. vice president who made An Inconvenient Truth
Who is Al Gore?
This type of waste includes things like batteries, electronics, and paint, which can contaminate soil.
What is Hazardous Waste?
Fights climate change through community-based environmental and zero waste initiatives.
What is Big Reuse?
Using this type of transportation reduces emissions and is better for the environment.
(Hint: MTA)
What is using public transportation?
This type of renewable energy uses organic materials like plants or waste.
What is Biomass energy?
Narrator of nature documentaries and climate advocate.
Who is David Attenborough?
________ from streets and other surfaces carries pollutants like oil, chemicals, and litter into local waterways.
What is runoff?
Organization focused on inspiring and educating New Yorkers about the city's water ecology.
What is NYC H2O?
Turning food scraps like fruit peels and leftovers into soil instead of throwing them away is known as this process.
What is composting?