What is weather?
What it’s like outside (windy, warm, cold, rainy) over short period of time (days, weeks)
What is precipitation?
Rain, snow, sleet, hail that falls on the ground
What is biodegradable?
It is when waste breaks down in to nature.
Which of these items is NOT biodegradable:
banana peel, grass clippings, styrofoam
Styrofoam
What is forecast?
When you predict or estimate future events
What is climate?
What it’s like outside (windy, warm, cold, rainy) over months and years
What is recycle?
Using a product in a new way instead of throwing it out.
Using a product more than once instead of throwing it out.
What does cold air do?
Cold air sinks
What are decomposers?
Organisms (worms, snails, fungi, bacteria) that break down dead plants or animal materials.
What is reduce?
Using less products to minimise our waste.
What are the weather conditions when there is high pressure in the atmosphere?
It brings sunny skies and nice dry weather
What are the weather conditions when there is low pressure in the atmosphere?
Which of these items will biodegrade the quickest:
cardboard box, apple, lettuce, plastic cup
Lettuce
Give at least three ways we can minimise our waste at home.
- reusing items like waterbottles
- making sure to turn off the tap when brushing our teeth
- throwing away leftover food in the compost
- giving unwanted clothes and toys to the thriftstore instead of the landfill
What is a EXTREME weather phenomena?
Very strong weather conditions like: tornados, blizzards, hail storms, thunderstorms
What is atmosphere?
What is waste?
Waste is anything that is thrown away after being used and is no longer needed or wanted.
Describe the compost cycle in six steps.
1. we start with unwanted food leftovers (apple core, banna peels, rotten food etc)
2. we put the unwanted leftovers in the compost bin
3. it gets broken down by decomposers
4. it turns into soil
5. the soil is planted and a seedling grows
6. the seedling turns into a beautiful plant