Environmental Jeopardy

Recycling

1

The blue bin is for this.

Paper

2

Everything we throw awai 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?

Spiders

5

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

Snake