Earth Day Vocab

The physical surroundings on earth, both living and non-living

• Environment

• Pollution

• Conserve

• Reduce

• Reuse

Something released into the environment that is dirty, unclean, or harmful.

• Recycle

• Pollution

• Environment

• Reduce

• Reuse

To protect and keep safe our natural resources.

• Pollution

• Recycle

• Conserve

• Environment

• Reduce

To use less of something.

• Reduce

• Converse

• Pollution

• Reuse

• Recycle

To use something again and again.

• Conserve

• Reduce

• Environment

• Reuse

• Recycle

Materials that are ready to be thrown away and changed into new materials.

• Reuse

• Conserve

• Recycle

• Reduce

• Pollution

A day dedicated to learning more about ways to protect and take care of the Earth. It is celebrated on April 22nd.

• Waste

• Earth Day

• Biodegradable

• Natural Resources

• Plastic

Unwanted materials that people throw away.

• Litter

• Waste

• Plastic

• Biodegradable

• Natural Resources

Trash and other garbage scattered about our communities.

• Natural Resources

• Waste

• Litter

• Biodegradable

• Plastic

Materials and objects that can be broken down naturally and absorbed into soil.

• Plastic

• Waste

• Natural Resources

• Litter

• Biodegradable