VOCABULARY
WATER POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION
LAND POLLUTION
WAYS WE HELP
100

What word means “protecting and saving natural resources”?
 

What is conservation?

100

Trash floating in a lake is what type of pollution?

What is water pollution?

100

Smoke from cars and factories causes what?

What is air pollution?

100

Trash left on the ground is called __________.

What is litter?

100

Planting trees helps the Earth because they give us __________.

What is oxygen?

200

What word means “reusing materials instead of throwing them away”?

What is reuse?

200

What spills into oceans and harms fish?

What is oil?

200

What gas pollution comes out of a car’s exhaust?

What is smoke or fumes?

200

A park full of wrappers and cans is an example of what?

What is land pollution?

200

Turning off lights helps save what resource?

What is energy?

300

What do we call a place where trash is buried under the ground?

What is a landfill?

300

Pouring paint into a storm drain is an example of what?

What is water pollution?

300

Burning trash in the yard affects which part of the environment?

What is the air?

300

What can happen when land pollution spreads?


Animals lose their homes.

300

Using a reusable water bottle helps reduce what?

What is waste or plastic trash?

400

What is it called when wind or water wears away rock and soil?

What is erosion?

400

How does water pollution hurt animals?

It makes water unsafe for fish and animals.

400

Why is air pollution harmful?

It makes the air dirty and hard to breathe.

400

Putting old batteries in soil is what kind of pollution?

What is land pollution?

400

Picking up litter helps protect what?


What is the land (and animals)?

500

What word means “cutting down large areas of trees”?

What is deforestation?

500

Which human action can cause water pollution?
A: Picking up trash
B: Dumping chemicals
C: Planting trees

B: Dumping chemicals

500

Name one human activity that creates air pollution.

Driving cars, burning trash, factory smoke, etc.

500

Which of these harms land the MOST?
A: Planting trees
B: Throwing trash out the car window
C: Recycling

B: Throwing trash out the car window

500

Name one way you can conserve water.

Turning off the faucet, shorter showers, etc.