VOCABULARY CHECK
- Environment – Nature and everything in it, such as the land, sea, and air
- Reuse – To use something more than once
- Recycle – The process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects
- Landfill – A place where garbage collected from neighborhoods is put
- Pollution – Contamination of the air, water, or soil caused by man-made waste
- Biodegradable – Anything that can eventually break down to its basic components and blend back in with the earth
- Sustainable – Able to be made from renewable resources that do not harm the environment in the future
- Solar Panel – a device that turns the sun’s light into energy
- Carbon Dioxide – a gas with the symbol CO2 consisting of two oxygen atoms bound to one carbon atom.