Resources & Conservation of Resources

Which of these forms of transportation conserves the most amount of energy?

• cars

• buses

• bicycles

• trains

What is conservation?

• Using resources wisely.

• Watching television throughout the day.

• Using natural and human resources however you want.

• Leaving the watering running.

What is one way people help the environment?

• building new cities

• tearing down a forest

• throwing away plastic

• picking up litter

Which of the following is NOT a way to conserve resources?

• Reduce

• Reuse

• Recycle

• Remind

To reduce the use of plastic bags is to ...

• Use less plastic bags.

• Use more plastic bags.

• Use the same amount.

• None of the above.

What are we doing to conserve when we take short showers?

• Recycling water

• Reusing water

• Reducing the amount of water used

What are we doing when we turn off the fan and the lights when we leave the room.

• We are REDUCING are use of electricity.

• We are RECYCLING making electricity into something new.

• We are REUSING the electricity by using it again in a new way.

Choose the list with only things I can recycle.

• Soda cans, paper, banana peels

• Glass jars, cardboard boxes, flowers

• Soda cans, glass jars, newspaper

• Newspaper, leaves, cardboard boxes

• Glass jars, newspaper, old clothes

Wood is useful for making furniture because it is all of the following EXCEPT- 

• easily cut
• lightweight
• strong
• magnetic

Conserving natural resources is important. All of the following are ways to conserve resources EXCEPT -

• using a lunch kit

• recycling a glass jar

• using plastic bags once and throwing away

• reusing a shoebox for a project