Earth
People & the Environment
Challenge Questions
Vocabulary
Our Environment
100

To save something from going bad?

Preserve

100

The use of knowledge to invent new tools that make life easier and solve problems.

Technology


100

I happen when too much energy builds up deep inside Earth. When that energy is suddenly released, the ground can shake. What am I 

Earthquake 

100

A __________ is the home of an animal or plant.

habitat

100

Leaving trash on the ground instead of putting it in a trash can is called __________.

littering

200

The part of the atmosphere that protects Earth from dangerous rays from the Sun.

Ozone layer

200

People depend on the environment for this important resource that they drink and use every day.

Water

200

Tall supports that lift a building or person off the ground are called?

Stilts

200

A plant or animal that is at risk of no longer existing is considered __________.

endangered

200

__________ happens when harmful substances or gases make the air dirty and unsafe.

Air pollution

300

I happen when water covers land that is usually dry. I can damage homes, roads, and farms. What am I?

Flood

300

What animal do rice farmers depend on to plow the fields?

Water Buffalo

300

To grow well, rice needs ________ weather with a lot of__________.

warm, sunlight

300

A plant or animal that no longer exists is considered __________.

extinct

300

A hurricane, earthquake, or tornado is an example of a __________.

natural disaster

400

The layers of air and gases between Earth and space.

Atmosphere.

400

I am a place where many different plants and animals live together. If one part of me changes, it can affect many other living things.

Ecosystem

400

A shallow body of water near land.

Lagoon

400

The loss of forests is called __________.

deforestation

400

What is it called when you change the way you live to fit your environment?

Adapt

500

I am a place where people live near the sea. People in my community may depend on the water for food, transportation, and jobs.

Coastal community

500

This lets people heat and cool their homes.

Modern technology 

500

What did Native Americans use to bring water to their crops?

Canals

500

I am a community where plants, animals, water, soil, and other parts of nature all live and work together. If one part of me changes, it can affect the other living things around it. What am I?


Ecosystem

500

I am the pattern of weather in a place over a long period of time. I can tell you if a place is usually hot, cold, dry, or rainy. What am I?

Climate