The "greenhouse effect" is when there is too much carbon-dioxide (CO2) in the air. What is the main cause of this?
Deforestation / fewer trees.
Another answer: burning fossil fuels.
Can the efforts of one person help protect our planet?
The answer is Yes!
An author of a persuasive essay uses _________ to persuade (convince) the reader to agree with them.
Evidence!
Also OK: arguments, facts, statistics, quotes from experts, personal remarks, or words that appeal to emotions.
Fossil fuels include oil, coal, and natural gas. Burning fossil fuels is both our main source of energy and the main source of _____ ________.
Air pollution.
When fossil fuels are burned, sulfur and nitrogen compounds are produced. These chemicals form into "Acid rain", which causes...
...organism in rivers and lakes to die.
...damage to forests and crops.
...damage to buildings, bridges, and statues.
Toxic chemicals from fertilizers can pollute rivers, lakes, streams, and groundwater. Another harmful effect of these chemicals is...
...killing weeds, plants, insects, and fish.
...polluting drinking water.
This is something you can do with plastic, paper, and metal.
Recycle
Trees, water, and the sun are examples of natural __________.
Resources
Erosion occurs when wind and water wear away the soil. "Wear away" most closely means which vocabulary word?
Damage
Plants and animals (including humans) need ________ and _______ to survive!
Food and water
Sediment (bits of soil) can wash into streams and oceans and kill living things. This sediment comes from _________, one of the biggest sources of water pollution.
Erosion
"Environmentalists" are people who work to help the _______________.
Environment
If you keep someone safe, you are __________ them.
Protecting
When you finish your meal or recycle bottles, you are preventing ________.
Waste
When you don't recycle waste, it ends up as trash. That trash often goes to a place called a __________.
Landfill
"Upcycling" means to turn trash or waste into something new and useful! For example, the article mentions a soccer ball (football) made of string and plastic. What is something you can make out of waste or trash?
Toys, boxes, plant pots, tools, and more!
This word is the opposite of causing something to happen!
Prevent
"Deforestation" means removing large numbers of trees from a forest. What is one issue or problem caused by this?
Plants and animals losing their habitat.
We may be losing unknown species.
Plants and animals are lost to deforestation.
The Earth will get too hot.
There are special laws to control where "hazardous" waste goes. "Hazardous" means that the waste...
...is dangerous for humans or animals.
....may be poisonous.
...can cause diseases.
The place that something comes from is called its _______.
Source
What is something an environmentalist might encourage or ask people to do?
Manage forests carefully to not damage them.
Replanting trees after forests are cut down.
Create national parks to protect forests and animals.
A persuasive essay presents an argument. The author's purpose is to persuade (convince) readers to _________ with them.
Agree
What is another synonym for "problem" or "concern"?
Issue
Which word means, "To cause harm to something or someone"?
Damage
When you do things such as ____________, we make polluted water. This dirty water needs to be sent to water treatment plants to clean it.
brushing your teeth, using the toilet, taking a shower, etc.
Action being taken to protect our water supply includes farmers using less fertilizer, and industries being forced to...
...pay large fine when they pollute.
...reduce their output of hazardous waste.
...make other improvements to obey the Clean Water Act.
We use water for drinking, washing, growing crops, and recreation. "Recreation" is something people do for fun. An example of using water for recreation is...
Swimming, water parks, hot tubs, saunas, and more!
Cars and trucks cause almost a third of the air pollution in the US. A way to reduce this air pollution is...
walking, biking, using public transportation, and more!
Which word means "to cause harm to something or someone"?
Damage