VOCABULARY - ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS

1. Many factories _______ harmful pollutants into the atmosphere

• a. minimize

• b. donate

• c. emit

2. You can _______ plastic bags again and again until they get holes in them.

• a. reuse

• b. resume

• c. reduce

3. Americans _______ many products that are sold with excess packaging.

• a. consume

• b. protect

• c. pollute

4. Burning fossil fuels can cause _______ to fall from the clouds.

• a. smog

• b. carbon footprints

• c. acid rain

5. You can _______ organic household waste by having a compost bin in the garden.

• a. protect

• b. recycle

• c. fertilize

6. Instead of throwing away old clothes, _______ them to organizations that help poor people.

• a. consume

• b. donate

• c. emit

7. The company is _______ an ancient forest in order to sell the wood.

• a. clear- cutting

• b. reducing

• c. recycling

8. Which is an example of climate change?

• a. reforestation

• b. global warming

• c. air pollution

9. Environmentalists understand the importance of _______ forests and wetlands.

• a. minimizing

• b. banning

• c. preserving

10. We will _______ if the government supports fossil fuel companies instead of tackling global warming.

• a. prevent

• b. protest

• c. protect