The 3 R's
These are the three "Rs" that guide us in cutting down waste.
What are Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle?
This renewable resource uses large panels to capture sunlight and turn it into electricity.
What is Solar Energy?
You can save up to 8 gallons of water a day by turning off the faucet during this 2-minute hygiene activity.
What is brushing your teeth?
This mode of transportation is considered the most energy-efficient way for a person to travel.
What is a bicycle?
Trees are crucial because they absorb this greenhouse gas and release oxygen.
What is CO2?
This is the most recycled material in the world.
What are aluminum cans?
(Half points for METAL)
These tall structures convert the kinetic energy of moving air into electrical power.
What are wind turbines?
These barrels are used to collect and store runoff from roofs to water gardens.
What are rain barrels?
(also accept rainwater tanks, barrels, etc)
This type of car uses both a gasoline engine and an electric motor to improve fuel efficiency.
What is a hybrid car?
This is the main greenhouse gas produced by livestock like cows.
What is methane(CH4)?
This process involves turning food scraps and yard waste into nutrient-rich soil.
What is composting?
These three main fossil fuels are non-renewable and formed from dead organic material over millions of years.
What are oil, coal, and natural gas?
This household appliance typically uses the most water in a home.
What is the toilet?
Changing your home's lightbulbs to these two types can save significant energy and money.
What are LED or CFL light bulbs?
This term describes the variety of all life on Earth.
What is biodiversity?
This "R" is considered the most effective and least expensive for the environment.
What is Reduce?
This type of renewable energy comes from the heat generated inside the Earth.
What is geothermal energy?
Although 70% of Earth is water, only about this percentage is fresh and usable for humans.
What is less than 1%?
(Half points for anything within 2% points)
This term refers to the total amount of greenhouse gases produced by an individual’s lifestyle.
What is a carbon footprint?
Every piece of this man-made material ever created still exists in some form in the environment today.
What is plastic?
Recycling one ton of paper saves approximately this many mature trees.
What is 17?
(Half points for anything within 3.5 numbers)
When hydrogen is burned in a fuel cell, this is the only safe by-product created.
What is H2O(water)?
This term describes the degree to which water loses transparency due to suspended particles like sediment.
What is turbidity?
This mass of plastic pollution in the ocean is estimated to be at least twice the size of Texas.
What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
In 1970, this landmark U.S. policy was passed, leading to a 98% decrease in lead in the atmosphere by 2006.
What is the Clean Air Act?