Earth Day & The Polar Bear Vocabulary Review

What does the term "Reduce" mean?

• To increase the size, amount, number, etc.

• To make something smaller in size, amount, number, etc.

• To use something again

• To make something dirty and unsafe

What is the definition of "Reuse"?

• To make something new from used items

• To throw something away

• To use something again

• To conserve energy

Which of the following best describes "Recycle"?

• To clean land and water

• To use something carefully to prevent loss

• To make something new from something that has been used before

• To measure the weight of something

What does "Conserve" imply?

• To actively use energy

• To carefully use something to prevent loss or waste

• To pollute the environment

• To throw things away

What is meant by "Pollute"?

• To conserve resources

• To reuse materials

• To make land, water, air, etc., dirty and not safe or suitable to use

• To recycle materials

Which definition fits "Garbage"?

• Useful and wanted materials

• Things that are no longer useful or wanted and have been thrown out

• A type of habitat

• A measurement of weight

What is a "Habitat"?

• A place where waste is thrown

• The act of measuring weight

• The place or type of place where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives or grows

• A large white bear

Define "Polar Bear".

• A place where animals live

• A large white bear that lives near the North Pole

• A method to measure weight

• A type of pollution

What does "Weigh" mean?

• To throw something away

• To pollute

• To conserve

• To find how heavy someone or something is

What does it mean to feel "Afraid"?

• To feel excited

• To feel secure

• To feel fear

• To feel happy