Trash or Recycling
Aluminum Can
Recycling
This greenhouse gas is now 50 percent higher than it was before the 1800s. It's the same gas that humans breathe out and plants breathe in.
Carbon Dioxide
Plants help stop soil erosion because this part of a plant grows into the ground and helps hold soil in place.
The roots
This insect is known as the most important pollinator. They help plants reproduce and survive. (They also produce honey).
Bees
Doing this when leaving a room is a small way to help save energy.
Turning off the lights.
This is important because all electricity has to be generated and often it is generated through processes that cause pollution and GHG emissions to enter the atmosphere. So if we use less electricity, we can help reduce the pollution.
Candy Wrapper
Trash
Which of the following forms of transportation has the lowest emissions?
1) Car 2) Airplane 3) Train
Taking the train
Plants use this process to turn sunlight and carbon dioxide into oxygen.
Photosynthesis.
Plants play in an important role in reducing the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere because of photosynthesis.
This is one of the most endangered animals in the world. They live in Africa and are poached for their horns.
Rhinos
A ten minute ___ uses about 25 gallons of water.
Shower
25 gallons of water is about 190 plastic water bottles of water. Reducing your showers to about 5 minutes helps reduce water consumption and use the resources we have sustainably.
Paper Bag
Recycling
The largest human activity responsible for air pollution is burning fossil fuels, but we can also use renewable energy. Name a renewable energy source.
Solar, Wind, Water/hydropower, geothermal, and biomass
In an average U.S. household, shifting to eating a _____ meal one day a week could save the equivalent of driving 1,160 miles each year.
Vegetarian/plant-based meal
This spotted red insect is an invasive species that can be seen in New Jersey and New York in the summer. They kill trees by eating them. Be sure to stomp on one if you see it out on the ground.
Lantern Flies
This is used for an average of only 12 minutes before being thrown away and takes over 1,000 years to decompose once thrown away. Remember to bring your reusable one to the store!
Plastic bags
Pizza Box
Both!
If it's greasy and used put it in the trash.
If it's clean you should recycle it.
Just remember when in doubt, throw it out.
A gas that traps heat on Earth by preventing it from returning to space is called this type of gas.
A greenhouse gas or GHG. Carbon dioxide is probably the one you've heard of the most, but the most abundant GHG is actually water vapor.
This microscopic ocean plant absorbs about 30% of the carbon dioxide human produced each year. (The animal version of the plant is also a character in Sponge Bob)
Plankton or Phytoplankton
Research suggests that about ___% of the world’s turtles have eaten plastic waste.
52% of sea turtles
The reasons are simple: a floating plastic bag can look like a lot of jellyfish, algae, or other species that make up a large component of the sea turtles’ diets. Take your best guess.
This common slogan about how to produce less trash is sometimes called "The Three Rs". It's also ordered from most to least impactful, but all actions make a difference.
1) Reduce
2) Reuse
3) Recycle
Batteries
Neither! Batteries should only be disposed of in designated battery disposal sites. Here at Verisk, we have battery recycling stations on floors XX (need to confirm). Let your adults know to bring used batteries into the office.
What is the protective layer around the earth that protects us from sun rays?
The Ozone Layer
Some chemicals can be harmful and cause holes in this layer. Luckily, we've passed international laws to stop using these and the holes have start to close.
This is the largest forest on earth and is nicknamed the Lungs of the Earth.
Amazon Rainforest
This nickname comes from its crucial role in producing oxygen and absorbing carbon dioxide, which helps regulate the planet's climate and air quality.
Ecosystems thrive when there is a variety of plants and animals to play different roles and contribute in different ways. An ecosystem with a lot of different plants and animals is said to have high ____.
Biodiversity - provides vital ecosystem functions such as soil fertilization, nutrient recycling, pest and disease regulation, erosion control and crop and tree pollination.
One sustainable action you are going to take moving forward:
Some examples:
- Turn off the water when brushing your teeth
- Eating less meat
- Taking public transportation when possible