Climate Change Vocabulary

________is the process of taking materials ready to be thrown away and converting (changing) them into reusable materials.

• Reduce

• Recycle

• Habitat

• Repurpose

This is an example of...

• environment

• reuse

• toxic

• waste

Significant DOES NOT mean...

• meaningful

• important

• valuable

• meaningless

A habitat is...

• a place where an animal lives

• a sudden event, such as an accident or a natural catastrophe

• to take old items that you might consider throwing away and finding a new use for them

• All the physical surroundings on Earth

This is an example of a...

• repurpose

• disaster

• habitat

• significant

Cardboard boxes, water bottles, clothes, and bags are all things you can...

• reuse

• repurpose

• recycle

• impact

Plastic, glass, metal, and paper are all things you can...

• reuse

• repurpose

• recycle

• impact

This is an example of...

• reusing

• repurposing

• recycling

• impacting

Many cleaning solutions are considered toxic because they can cause health damage.

• True

• False

You can repurpose a lot of medical supplies.

• True

• False