Climate Change
This Gas released from burning fossil fuels, is the leading contributor to human-caused climate change.
What is carbon dioxide (CO2)?
This term refers to the contamination of rivers, lakes, oceans, or groundwater by harmful substances.
What is water pollution?
Microplastics are plastic particles smaller than this length.
What is 5 millimeters?
This is the most common greenhouse gas released by human activities, mainly from burning fossil fuels.
What is carbon dioxide?
Bringing your own reusable bags, bottles, and containers helps reduce the use of this type of disposable product.
What is single-use plastic?
This term describes the rise in global average temperatures due to greenhouse gas emissions.
What is Global Warming?
When pollutants enter water from a single, identifiable source, like a factory pipe, it's called this type of pollution.
What is point-source pollution?
These tiny plasatic fibers are often released into water systems when we do laundry.
What are microfibers from synthetic fabrics?
This gvreenhouse gas, with the chemical formula CH4, is relewased by livestock and landfills and is over 25 times more potent than CO2 over 100 years.
What is methane?
Before tossing something out, consider this "R" that extends the life of products and keeps them out of landfills.
What is reuse?
Melting glaciers, rising sea levels, and more intense wildfires are all examples of this kind of evidence of climate change.
What are climate change impacts or climate change indicators?
These common pollutants, often used in agriculture, can cause harmful algal blooms and dead zones in water bodies.
What are fertilizes or nutrients? (Accept nitrogen and phosphorus)
Micro plastics that are intentionally added to products like face scrubs and toothpaste are called this.
What are primary microplastics?
Greenhouse gasses occur naturally, but this term describes the recent increase in emissions caused by human activities.
What is anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions?
Choosing to walk, bike, carpool, or take public transit instead of driving alone helps reduce this type of air pollution.
What are vehicle emissions or carbon emissions?
This international agreement, signed in 2015 aims to limit global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels.
What is the Paris Agreement?
This term describes the low-oxygen areas in oceans or lakes caused by nutrient pollution, often leading to massive fish kills
What is the Dead Zone?
When marine animals mistake microplastics for food, this can happen to their digestive systems.
What is blockage or harm to digestion? (Accept internal injury, malnutrition, or starvation)
Used in refrigeration and air conditioning, this group of synthetic greenhouse gases can trap thousands of times more heat than CO2.
What are hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)?
Turning off lights and unplugging electronics when not in use helps reduce pollution by cutting this.
What is energy consumption?
his type of energy, coming from sources like the sun and wind, can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
What is renewable energy?
This water management strategy uses soil and vegetation to reduce runoff and filter pollutants before they enter waterways.
What is green infrastructure or nature based solutions.
Scientists have found microplastics in this everyday human necessity, raising concerns about long term exposure.
What is drinking water?
The greenhouse effect becomes harmful when excess gases trap too much of this form of energy radiated from Earth's surface.
What is infrared radiation or heat?
Choosing local, organic, and less packaged food helps reduce pollution created during this part of a products life cycle.
What is supply chain or production and transportation?