Vocabulary
Natural Wonders
Environmental Issues
Conservation and Preservation
100

What is another word for a large body of water, such as an ocean or sea?

Bay

100

These formations are large masses of floating ice detached from glaciers and carried out to sea.

Iceberg

100

What gas do plants produce during photosynthesis that humans and other animals need to breathe?

Oxygen

100

hat is the name for all the land, water, and air where living organisms exist?

Environment

200

This natural formation is formed by the erosion of rock and typically found near bodies of water.

Cliff

200

This landform is a low area of land between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it.

Valley

200

This term refers to the long-term change in the average weather patterns in a region.

Climate change

200

What is the term for animals and plants that are in danger of becoming extinct?

Endangered species

300

What is the largest type of tropical forest characterized by heavy rainfall?

Rainforest

300

This geological feature is a narrow, typically freshwater body of water that flows continuously in a channel.

Stream

300

What term refers to the introduction of harmful substances or contaminants into the environment?

Pollution

300

What is the name for the diverse plants, animals, and other living organisms that inhabit the earth's surface?

Wildlife