Nature and the Environment

We must ___           [action, threats, nature, pollution, suffering, thrown, recycle, protect, huge, extinct]the ocean from plastic           [action, threats, nature, pollution, suffering, thrown, recycle, protect, huge, extinct]because it is one of the most dangerous           [action, threats, nature, pollution, suffering, thrown, recycle, protect, huge, extinct]to the world's ocean. A           [action, threats, nature, pollution, suffering, thrown, recycle, protect, huge, extinct]part of plastic is ___           [action, threats, nature, pollution, suffering, thrown, recycle, protect, huge, extinct]into rivers, seas and oceans every year. A lot of fish specious are           [action, threats, nature, pollution, suffering, thrown, recycle, protect, huge, extinct]from eating plastic and different species of animals, birds and fish can go ___           [action, threats, nature, pollution, suffering, thrown, recycle, protect, huge, extinct]because of plastic pollution. We must protect our           [action, threats, nature, pollution, suffering, thrown, recycle, protect, huge, extinct]from pollution and take ___           [action, threats, nature, pollution, suffering, thrown, recycle, protect, huge, extinct]now. That's why we must always remember about three Rs: reuse, reduce, __           [action, threats, nature, pollution, suffering, thrown, recycle, protect, huge, extinct] and people must remember that we have only one planet for all of us to live.

Match the words to the definitions.

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The living parts of the environment are the plants and _____ .

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The air, _____ and water are the non-living parts of the environment.

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Glass, ___ and plastic can all be ___ into other useful things.

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We can help take care of the environment by disposing _____ into their proper bins.

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We should not leave any _____ taps running when we are not using it.

ACID RAIN

Human activities are the ___               [main cause, fossil fuels, power plants, have released, exhaust, pollutants] of acid rain. Over the past few decades, humans ___               [main cause, fossil fuels, have released, power plants, exhaust, pollutants] so many different chemicals into the air that they have changed the mix of gases in the atmosphere. ___               [main cause, fossil fuels, have released, power plants, exhaust, pollutants] release the majority of sulfur dioxide and much of the nitrogen oxides when they burn ___              [main cause, fossil fuels, power plants, exhaust, pollutants] , such as coal, to produce electricity. In addition, the ____               [main cause, fossil fuels, have released, power plants, exhaust, pollutants] from cars, trucks and buses releases nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide into the air. These _____               [main cause, fossil fuels, have released, power plants, exhaust, pollutants] cause acid rain.