Sustainability
Define sustainability.
Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
This material can take 100's of years to decompose.
Plastic
Water changing from liquid to gas
Plants remove CO2 from the atmosphere using this process.
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
The three pillar of sustainability are?
Environmental, Social and Economic
What are microplastics?
Tiny pieces of plastic that contaminate ecosystems.
What is condensation?
Water vapour cooling and forming clouds
The process where living things release CO2
Respiration
In The Hunger Games, Katniss volunteers in place of which character?
Primrose Everdeen
This means reducing the amount of resources and energy we use.
Conservation
Sea turtles often mistake these for jellyfish.
Plastic bags
What is precipitation?
Any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere and falls to Earth i.e., rain, hail and snow.
What are fossil fuels?
Natural energy sources that form inside the Earth from the buried remains of ancient plants and animals.
Name the largest ocean on Earth.
Pacific Ocean
What is a renewable resource?
A resource that an be naturally replaced over time.
Name two environmental impacts of plastic pollution.
Plastic ingestion
Contamination of waterways and oceans
Decrease in biodiversity etc
Why is water a finite renewable resource?
because there is a limited amount of it, but it is continually recycled through the water cycle
Name two greenhouse gases other than CO2
Methane, Nitrous Oxide, Water Vapour
This film became the first movie to earn over $2 billion at the box office.
The Titanic
Explain one reason sustainability is important for future generations.
Saves resources for the future
Protect plants and animals
Reduce pollution
Slow climate change
Ensures clean water supplies
Improve future quality of life etc.
Name three ways society can reduce plastic waste.
Recycling, banning single-use plastics, reusable products, using sustainable alternatives etc
Explain why water use cannot be offset.
The water cycle is a closed system.
We can only reduce our use or prevent wastage
Explain how burning fossil fuels contributes to climate change.
It releases greenhouse gases faster than they can be naturally cycled, causing more heat to be trapped in Earth's atmosphere and increasing global temperatures.
What song was number 1 on Triple J's hottest 100 in 2025.
Man I Need - Olivia Dean