Vocabulary
Close in amount but not exact
approximate
Millions of pieces of _____ ______ have been created since the beginning of the space program.
space trash
How many paragraphs are in a problem solution essay?
6
Damage caused by harmful substances or waste to water and the air
pollution
The name of the world’s first satellite is ______
Sputnik
The conclusion of the Problem Solution essay is written with the same features of other essays.
True or False?
True
To need support or help from someone or something
rely on
“Earth” is actually Germanic and it means ______
“the ground.”
The problem paragraph in a problem-solution essay always begins with a transition.
True or False
False
To cause harm to someone or something
threaten
Even though Earth has 326 million trillion gallons of water, less than ____ percent is freshwater.
three
Each solution body paragraph in this essay begins with a _______ ________ that signals a different solution
transitional phrase
Everything that exists together in a particular environment, living and not living
ecosystem
Name three examples of man-made air pollution from the reading
Manufacturing plants
Air conditioners
Coal power plants
Read the sentence below and identify its function in the problem-solution essay:
One of the solutions to help with suicide prevention is education in schools.
Topic sentence for the solution paragraph