Pollution
Smoke from cars and factories pollutes the air.
What is air pollution?
The Earth slowly getting warmer over time is called this.
What is global warming?
Cutting down large amounts of trees is called this.
What is deforestation?
Reduce, reuse, and recycle are known as these.
What are the 3 Rs?
Cars release harmful gases that cause this.
What is pollution?
Trash and chemicals in rivers cause this type of pollution.
What is water pollution?
These gases trap heat in Earth’s atmosphere.
What are greenhouse gases?
Animals lose these when forests are destroyed.
What are habitats?
Turning off lights helps save this.
What is energy?
Factories can pollute the air and this.
What is water?
Plastic waste in the ocean harms these animals.
What are marine animals?
Melting glaciers cause these to rise.
What are sea levels?
Trees help remove this gas from the air.
What is carbon dioxide?
National parks help protect this.
What is wildlife?
Catching too many fish lowers the population of these animals.
What are fish?
Burning fossil fuels releases this gas into the atmosphere.
What is carbon dioxide?
Planting more trees can help slow this environmental problem.
What is climate change?
Rainforests help produce much of Earth’s this.
What is oxygen?
Reusable water bottles help reduce this.
What is waste?
Building cities destroys natural areas called these.
What are habitats?
Tiny pieces of plastic found in oceans are called these.
What are microplastics?
Solar panels use this natural energy source.
What is sunlight?
The Amazon Rainforest is located on this continent.
What is South America?
Wind turbines create this type of energy.
What is renewable energy?
Electric cars help reduce the use of this fuel.
What is gasoline