What word describes protecting the environment from harm?
Pollution
Development
Destruction
Conservation
What is the process called when ice turns into water?
Burn
Freeze
Melt
Boil
Which of these animals lives in the ocean?
Whale
Lion
Cow
Rabbit
What is the word for trees being cut down in large areas?
Deforestation
Construction
Reforestation
Rainforest
What is the word for water that is safe to drink?
Saltwater
Dirty water
Freshwater
Rainwater
What do you call animals and plants living in the wild?
Pollution
Wildlife
Traffic
Garbage
What do you call the mixture of gases that we breathe?
Water
Fire
Air
Metal
Which word means using something again instead of throwing it away?
Recycle
Burn
Eat
Waste
What is the word for unwanted materials or substances?
Animals
Water
Garbage
Plants
What do we call the warming effect caused by trapped gases in the atmosphere?
Flood
Earthquake
Greenhouse effect
Global cooling
What do you call a place where trees and plants grow together?
City
Factory
Road
Forest
What is the word for a very large body of saltwater?
River
Ocean
Pond
Lake
What is the name for a thick forest in a tropical area?
Desert
Mountain
Rainforest
Grassland
Which of the following is NOT a renewable energy source?
Wind power
Coal
Solar power
Hydropower
Which of these is a liquid that flows through rivers and lakes?
Sand
Grass
Rock
Water
What do we call the layer of gases that protects the Earth from the sun?
Ozone layer
Wind
Sea level
Clouds
Which of the following describes something that can be broken down naturally in the environment?
Plastic
Biodegradable
Glass
Metal
What do you call rain that contains harmful chemicals from pollution?
Acid rain
Soft rain
Dirty rain
Fresh rain
What is the energy that comes from the sun called?
Solar energy
Fire energy
Water energy
Wind energy
What do you call energy that comes from wind?
Wind energy
Earth energy
Fire energy
Solar energy
What is the term for water falling from clouds in small drops?
Wind
Rain
Fire
Snow
What is the word for the natural world around us, including land, air, and water?
Environment
Factory
Pollution
Garbage
What do you call animals that are in danger of disappearing forever?
Polluted
Safe
Healthy
Endangered
What do you call the gas that trees and plants give us to breathe?
Oxygen
Carbon
Smoke
Hydrogen
What do you call a big storm with strong winds?
Thunder
Hurricane
Snowfall
Sunshine
What do we call the gradual warming of the Earth’s atmosphere?
Climate change
Global warming
Pollution
Ice age
What is the word for the act of planting new trees in an area?
Deforestation
Urbanization
Reforestation
Pollution
What is the word for the harmful substances in the air, water, or soil?
Nature
Fresh
Energy
Pollution
What is the word for a sudden movement of the ground caused by shifting in the Earth's crust?
Flood
Hurricane
Tornado
Earthquake
Which of these is a gas that contributes to climate change?
Helium
Hydrogen
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen