Environmental SMART KIDS

Recycling

1

The blue bin is for this

Paper

2

Everything we throw away is called

Rubbish

3

Food you don't eat, like apple cores or banana peels, goes in this

Compost box

4

Trash left on the ground is called what?

Litter

5

Turning old paper into new paper is called what?

Recycling 

Water

1

The huge areas of salt water that cover most of Earth is called what? 

Oceans

2

Water that falls from the clouds

Rain 

3

When water collects in a low spot after it rains, it makes this

Puddles 

4

Name two ways you can help conserve water

Take shorter showers, turn off water while brushing teeth, limit amount of water used for watering lawns and gardens

5

Chemical equation for water

H2O

Our Planet

1

We live on this planet

Earth 

2

Big green plants that make oxygen

Trees

3

This soft green plant covers many yards and parks like a carpet

Grass

4

These strong moving currents of air can be felt on a breezy day and help turn windmills

Wind 

5

Trees give us this gas that we need to breathe 

Oxygen

Energy

1

You save energy when you do this after leaving a room

Turning off the lights

2

Air that moves and can fly a kite

Wind

3

Riding this instead of a car helps the earth and is fun

Bike 

4

When it's hot, closing this helps your house stay cooler without using the air conditioner

Window

5

A material that stores energy, like in toys or flashlights 

Battery

Animals and Nature

1

I flap my wings and drink nectar from flowers. What am I?

Butterfly

2

Brown animal with a fluffy tail that climbs trees

Squirrel 

3

This bird is nocturnal and hoots at night

Owl

4

What creature has 8 legs and doesn't live in water?

Spiders

5

This long, slithery reptile has no legs and lives in fields and woods 

Snake