Earth Day

Earth's Resources

100

This resource is essential for life and makes up about 71% of the Earth's surface

Water

200

This type of resource can be replenished naturally over time

Renewable Resources

300

This resource is finite and takes millions of years to form

Fossil Fuels

400

This is a method of obtaining resources like oil and gas from the ground

Drilling

500

This resource is crucial for agriculture and is often conserved through efficient watering systems

Soil

Pollution

100

This type of pollution occurs when harmful substance are released into the air

Air Pollution

200

This type of pollution occurs when harmful substances are released into waterways

Water Pollution

300

This type of pollution involves noise that can harm animals and humans

Noise Pollution

400

This type of pollution involves lights that can disrupt ecosystems and human sleep patterns

Light Pollution

500

This is the type of pollution involves the release of chemicals or substances that can harm the environment and human health, often through industrial activities

Toxic Pollution

Weather & Climate

100

This term refers to the long term average atmospheric conditions in a particular region

Climate

200

This phenomenon occurs when Earth's temperature rises due to human activities

Global Warming

300

This layer of the atmosphere holds the ozone layer, which protects us from UV rays

The stratosphere

400

This is what happens to sea levels when Arctic glaciers and ice sheets melt

They rise

500

This greenhouse gas is over 25 times more effective at trapping heat than carbon dioxide over a 100-year period, and is commonly released by agriculture and landfills

Methane

Wildlife

100

This term describes animals living in nature without human care

Wildlife

200

This large black-and-white bear from China mostly eats bamboo

Giant Panda

300

This type of species is at risk of disappearing forever

Endangered Species

400

This word describes the place where an animal naturally lives and finds food, water, and shelter

Habitat

500

This large marine mammal, known for its migration and complex songs, is often threatened by ship strikes and climate change

Whale

Conservation

100

This is the meaning of the word conservation

Protecting and saving nature

200

These is are reasons why it is important to save water

So we don't waste and run out of it as well as hurting the environment further

300

These are ways of saving electricity at home

Turn off the lights and unplugging devices

400

These are some things we should protect in nature

Trees, animals, water, or land

500

These are a few reasons forests are important

They give us oxygen, homes for animals, or help clean the air