Quiz about Human Interaction with Earth

Question 1

To properly dispose of used resources so they can be reprocessed into new products:

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Recycle

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Environment

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Conservation

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Resource

Question 2

A natural disaster is catastrophe caused by natural forces, not man-made forces.

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True

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False

Question 3

To protect resources and avoid wasteful and destructive use:

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Conservation

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Population

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Environment

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Information

Question 4

What is something valuable that we can use?

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Resource

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Revolution

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System

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Solution

Question 5

A resource that CANNOT be replaced within a short period of time or at all is renewable resource.

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False

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True

Question 6

Things humans can do to preserve ecosystems and environments are

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Conservation Strategies

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Intervention Strategies

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Progress Strategies

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Carrying Strategies

Question 7

This act removes valuable resources that may never be recovered through the cutting of trees:

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Deforestation

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Population

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Conservation

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Restoration

Question 8

Landfills help humans by getting rid of waste, and they have POSITIVE effects on the environment.

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False

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True

Question 9

The space, conditions, and all the living and nonliving things around an organism:

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Environment

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Population

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Conservation

Question 10

Encouraging people in a town to take longer showers during a DROUGHT would be a good conservation strategy.

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False

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True

Question 11

What is the best way to prepare for a natural disaster?

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Have a supply kit at home

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Do nothing

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Wait until the storm happens to do anything

Question 12

Water is a particularly useful natural resource because:

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Earth's surface is mainly convered by water, so it is plentiful.

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Energy from water can easily be generated at home

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Most people live near oceans and can easily get water

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Water flows quickly and can generate energy in little time

Question 13

What is the BEST way to conserve natural resources?

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Taking shorter showers

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Leaving the water running while brushing your teeth

Question 14

A tornado or hurricane WATCH means that conditions are favorable for the disaster to form.

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True

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False

Question 15

A tornado or hurricane WARNING means to take cover because the disaster is expected.

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True

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False

Question 16

What are the 3 R's?

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Reduce, Reuse, Recyle

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Redo, Reuse, Repeat

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Repeat, Recycle, Redo

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Recycle, Repeat, Reuse

Question 17

Which of the following was the time period when farmers plowed up natural vegetation to plant crops and the soil eroded during a time of drought?

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Dust Bowl

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Stone Age

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Civil War

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Great Depression

Question 18

Overhunting and overfishing can harm or destroy populations of organisms.

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True

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False

Question 19

An organisms that uses up food, space, and water that other organisms need is a(n):

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Invasive Species

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Endangered Species

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Threatened Species

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Other Species

Question 20

All of the different living organisms in an area:

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Biodiversity

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Environment

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Invasive Species

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Population

Question 21

NATURAL GAS IS NOT A RENEWABLE RESOURCE

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TRUE

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FALSE

Question 22

OIL IS A RENEWABLE RESOURCE

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FALSE

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TRUE

Question 23

What causes smog?

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sunlight mixed with pollutants in the air

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dirt carried by wind

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wind mixed with fresh air

Question 24

These are littered where humans have visit in outer space...

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Space Debris

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Land Debris

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Trash

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Aluminum Cans

Question 25

What chemical was used in the 1950s to try to get rid of harmful insects, such as mosquitoes?

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DDT

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Clorox

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CTD

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Ammonia

Question 26

Resources that can be replaced or recycled, such as sunlight, water, wind, and trees

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Renewable Resources

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Nonrenewable Resources

Question 27

When air pollution reacts with water to produce rain that can damage plants, organisms, and even buildings

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Acid Rain

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Smog

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Air Pollution

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Water Pollution

Question 28

waste or other material is added to water so that it is harmful to organisms that live in it or use it

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Water Pollution

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Air Pollutin

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Land Pollution

Question 29

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

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natural resource

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nonrenewable resource

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renewable resource

Question 30

Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?

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computers

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fish

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plants

Question 31

_____ is any harmful material in the environment.

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pollution

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global warming

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conservation

Question 32

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

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land

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air

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water

Question 33

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

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air

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Answer

land

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water

Question 34

When pollution in the air and land run into ponds, lakes, oceans and rivers, it causes this type of pollution:

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water

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land

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air

Question 35

This is an example of reusing:

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refilling a water bottle instead of taking another one

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picking up trash off the ground

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riding a bike instead of driving a car

Question 36

This is an example of reusing:

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refilling a water bottle instead of taking another one

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picking up trash off the ground

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riding a bike instead of driving a car

Question 37

This is an example of reducing:

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turning off the water while brushing teeth

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using a plastic bag twice

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riding with a friend to school instead of taking another car

Question 38

This is an example of recycling:

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using both sides of your paper instead of one

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throwing a wrapper on the ground

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dumping paint into a storm drain

Question 39

What is one way people help the environment?

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picking up litter

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building new cities

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tearing down a forest

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placing harmful chemicals in streams

Question 40

Taking old materials and making them into something new

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Recycle

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Conservation

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Composting

Question 41

A solid waste disposal area, a dump

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Landfill

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Natural resource

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Fossil fuel

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Habitat

Question 42

The positive and negative impact we have on the environment.

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Ecological footprint

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Recycle

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Compost

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Farming

Question 43

Pollution _________________________.

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All of the above

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is harmful materials put into the environment

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found in air, water, and land

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effects plants, animals, and people

Question 44

Smog is an example of ______________ pollution.

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air

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land

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water

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noise

Question 45

__________________ is using materials wisely to protect them.

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Conservation

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Pollution

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Recycling

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Smog

Question 46

How can trash effect wildlife?

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Wildlife could eat trash that they think is food.

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Wildlife animals cannot hunt prey because of the smell of garbage.

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Trash makes it hard for wildlife to camouflage.

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Wildlife animals are afraid of trash.

Question 47

Which natural disaster is a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground?

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Tornado

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Drought

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Earthquake

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Hurricane

Question 48

Which natural disaster is a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall; a shortage of water resulting from this?

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Drought

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Flood

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Blizzards

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Hurricane

Question 49

Which natural disaster is the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff?

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Landslide

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Tsunami

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Thunderstorm

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Tornado

Question 50

Which natural disaster is a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance?

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Tsunami

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Hurricane

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Flood

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Wildfire

Question 51

Which natural disaster is a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean?

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Hurricane

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Tornado

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Blizzards

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Landslide

Question 52

Which natural disaster is an overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land?

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Flooding

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Tsunami

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Drought

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Tornado

Question 53

What is an invasive species?

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A non-native (not naturally found) species added to an area.

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A native (naturally found) species which are added to an area.

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A keystone species in an environment

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none of the above

Question 54

Invasive species grow quickly due to the lack of predators, this leads to a decline or extinction of the native population. True or false?

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true

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false

Question 55

The primary cause of invasive species introduction is

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human actions

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too much food

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weather events

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asteroids

Question 56

Define deforestation

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The cutting down & removal of all or most of the trees in a forested area.

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A broadleaf evergreen forest that is found in hot regions, receives a lot of rain and that has very tall trees.

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The act or process of damaging or ruining something. To treat poorly or w/out respect.

Question 57

what is one way you can conserve water?

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take shorter showers

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drink a lot of water

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water your lawn daily

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keep your faucet running

Question 58

Chemicals that are intended to kill insects but may damage crops are known as

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pesticides

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fertilizers

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sludge

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sewage

Question 59

How could pesticides get into lakes and streams?

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all of the above

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too much could be used

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it could be sprayed too close to a stream

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rain could wash pesticides into a stream

Question 60

What does conserving resources mean?

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Protecting the resource so it does not run out

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Use as much of the resources as you can

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Only use the resources at school

Question 61

The Jones family cares about the environment. They run their dishwasher only when it is completely full. Which of the following BEST explains why they do this?

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To conserve water

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To save money

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To recycle dish soap

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To reduce sewage

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