The Environment: Protecting our Earth Flashcards
What is air?
The mixture of invisible odorless tasteless gases (such as nitrogen and oxygen) that surrounds the earth.
What is litter?
Trash, wastepaper, or garbage lying scattered about.
What is wildlife?
Living things and especially mammals, birds, and fishes that are neither human nor domesticated.
Refers to undomesticated animal species.
What is river?
A natural stream of water of usually considerable volume.
What is rainforest?
A rainforest is an area of tall, mostly evergreen trees and a high amount of rainfall.
What is ocean?
The whole body of salt water that covers nearly three fourths of the surface of the earth.
What is compost?
Compost is decomposed organic matter rich in nutrients that can be used to fortify soils for gardening, horticulture, and agriculture.
What is waste?
Material that is not wanted; the unusable remains or byproducts of something.
What is recycle?
to process (something, such as liquid body waste, glass, or cans) in order to regain material for human use.
Environment or Wildlife?
Endangered
WILDLIFE
Environment or Wildlife?
Climate change
ENVIRONMENT
Environment or Wildlife?
Pollution
ENVIRONMENT
Environment or Wildlife?
Pollution
ENVIRONMENT
Environment or Wildlife?
Recycle
ENVIRONMENT
Environment or Wildlife?
Reuse
ENVIRONMENT
