Planet Earth
This is the layer of gases surrounding Earth that helps keep our planet warm enough for life.
What is the atmosphere?
Animals and plants that are at risk of disappearing forever are called this.
What are endangered species?
This black-and-white Arctic animal is threatened by melting sea ice.
What is a polar bear?
This renewable energy source comes directly from the sun.
What is solar energy?
This everyday item can often be replaced by a reusable bottle.
What is a plastic water bottle?
About what percentage of Earth’s surface is covered by water?
What is about 70%?
Plastic bottles, aluminum cans, and cardboard are examples of this type of waste.
What is recyclable waste?
Bees are important because they do this for flowers and crops.
What is pollination?
Name one renewable energy source.
What is solar / wind / hydroelectric power?
Walking, biking, or taking the bus instead of going alone by car helps lower this.
What is your carbon footprint?
This natural process traps heat in Earth’s atmosphere and is necessary for life, but too much of it causes global warming.
What is the greenhouse effect?
The best way to reduce waste is this “R” that means using less stuff in the first place.
What is reduce?
A species that is at serious risk of disappearing forever is called this.
What is endangered?
This fossil fuel is a black rock burned to produce electricity in some countries.
What is coal?
Fast fashion is harmful because it encourages people to buy too many cheap clothes and create more of this.
What is waste?
These giant frozen masses on land are melting faster because of rising global temperatures.
What are glaciers?
Food scraps and leaves can turn into this nutrient-rich material instead of going to landfill.
What is compost?
When plastic enters the ocean, animals like turtles often mistake it for this food.
What is jellyfish?
Wind turbines turn the movement of air into this type of power.
What is electricity?
Planting trees helps the environment because trees absorb this gas from the air.
What is carbon dioxide?
This invisible gas, released by burning fossil fuels, is the main greenhouse gas humans add to the atmosphere.
What is carbon dioxide?
This environmental problem happens when trash is thrown on the ground instead of being properly disposed of.
What is littering?
This term describes all the different plants, animals, and living things in an ecosystem.
What is biodiversity?
Oil, coal, and natural gas are grouped under this term because they form over millions of years.
What are fossil fuels?
Using less energy by turning off lights, insulating buildings, and choosing efficient appliances is called this.
What is energy conservation?