Pollution Vocabulary

What does ENVIRONMENT mean?

• your surroundings

• using less of something

• Reducing the amount of trash you throw away

• Smog

What does Recycle mean?

• using less of something

• Turning trash into something that can be reused

• your surroundings

• air pollution

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What is Pollution?

• water pollution

• your surroundings

• Something bad for the environment

• reduce, reuse, recycle

What is Conservation?

• protecting natural resources

• reduce, reuse, recycle

• turning trash into something that can be used

• Something bad for the environment

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Another word for litter is

• reuse

• recycle

• trash

which is an example of reusing something?

• using a refillable water bottle everyday

• taking cans to the recycle bin

• picking up trash on the playground

• turning the water off when you are brushing your teeth.

What are the three types of pollution?

• Conservation

• reduce, reuse, recycle

• land, water, air

Why should we conserve?

• The supply of natural resources stays the same

• The supply of natural resources is limited

• The supply of natural resources is not important

• The supply of natural resources always is enough

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Which of the following is not a way to conserve water?

• Leaving the shower on when it's not being used

• Fixing a leaking faucet

• Turning the faucet off when it's not being used.

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Garbage trucks pick up trash and deliver it to the landfill. Trash flies out of the garbage truck as it is driving down the street. How does the trash affect the animals that live near the street?

• They are scared of it

• It camouflages the animal

• They might eat it, get sick, or even die

• The animals uses it as a home

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