Pollution and Conservation

_____ is a material that is found in nature and that is used by living things.

• nonrenewable resource
• natural resource
• renewable resource

_____ is a resource that can be replaced quickly.

• natural resource
• nonrenewable resource
• renewable resource

____ is a resource that, when it is used up, will not exist again during a human lifetime.

• natural resource
• renewable resource
• nonrenewable resource

Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?

• fish
• cows
• plants
• computers

Which of the following is NOT an example of a renewable resource?

• water
• trees
• sun
• gasoline

Which of the following are examples of nonrenewable resources:

• natural gas, soil
• air, metals
• air, coal

_____ is any harmful material in the environment.

• global warming
• pollution
• conservation

These are the three main types of pollution:

• land, water, air
• car, water, land
• air, gases, water

When people throw trash out of their car, they are causing this type of pollution:

• air
• land
• water

When it is hard to breathe, it could be caused by this type of pollution:

• air
• wind
• land
• water