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| kind of trash that takes up the most room in landfills | paper |
| a large area where trash is buried and covered over with dirt | landfill |
| getting rid of trash by burning is called | incineration |
| True or False: A landfill is a place where you can bury trash without causing harm to the environment | True |
| when people add unwanted materials to the environment, this causes | pollution |
| plastics are made from _____, so recycling plastic can help save this natural resource. | petroleum |
| trash that is discarded on the ground or in water | litter |
| to process and reuse materials | recycle |
| True or False: Buying products with less packaging reduces the amount of trash and saves room in landfills. | True |
| Name 3 ways to help reduce the amount of trash you family has | recycle, reuse items, buy products with less packaging |
| the study of the relation between living things and their environnment | ecology |
| a day set aside for special activities that help protect the environmennt | Earth Day |
| the wise use of natural resources | conservation |
| soil, air, and trees are all examples of | natural resources |
| the differeance between a renewable and a nonnrenewable resource | a renewable resource can be replaced, a nonrenewable resource can't |
| name an example of a renewable resource | trees |
| name an example of a nonnrenewable resource | iron, copper, aluminum, gold, tin, rock salt, |
| we need to conserve our ______ resurces so that one day we won't have to do without them | nonrenewable |
| the effect an oil spill would have on the environment | the oil would pollute the soil and water |
