Conservation

Only using what is necessary and saving the rest is called

• conserving

• wasting

• holding

• terracing

What happens to any forest ecosystem when the land is cleared for farming?

• The forest ecosystem will be destroyed.

• The forest ecosystem will be healthy.

• The forest ecosystem will be relocated.

• The forest ecosystem will be unaffected.

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Pollution caused by a coal factory most directly affects the...

• ocean

• soil

• atmosphere

• groundwater

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Which one is an example of recycling? 
 
  

• Reusing a paper bag for lunch. 
•  Using less water to take a bath. 
• Making new glass bottles from old ones.
• Using plastic cups instead of paper cups. 

To help our environment, you should
 
 
  

• recycle, remember, and reduce.
• reduce, reuse, and recycle.
• reduce, repair, and recycle. 
•   reuse, replace, and recycle. 

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What is a renewable resource?

• one that can be replaced

• one that is man-made

• one that comes from the sun

• one that will never run out

What do you do when you recycle a resource?
 
  

• divide it into many parts 
• use much less of it 
• make it into a different material 
• make new products out of an old one 

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Why is it important that people conserve, or  save, resources?
 
 
  

• They will become renewable.
• They will be used up quickly. 
• Their supplies will increase. 
• They will last longer.

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Which one BEST describes a nonrenewable resource?

   

• It is one that will run out one day and can’t be replaced.
• It will last for about 100 years.
•   It can be replaced again and again.
• It will never run out.

This natural resource produces oxygen and removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

• air

• topsoil

• trees

• water

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