Conservation Practices

It is important that we use natural resources wisely.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Nonrenewable resources can eventually run out and cannot be reproduced.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Our overuse of resources can potentially exhaust natural resources.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

In most cases, with careful planning and wise use, including conservation methods, natural resources can be used sustainably. Using a resource sustainably means the resource will never be exhausted because the resource is being managed wisely and used at a reasonable rate.

How should be use natural resources?

• exhaustible

• sustainably

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What conservation practices can we use to conserve resources?

• recycle

• conserve water

• use renewable resources

• shop wisely and use less plastic (which is a MAN-MADE resource that takes a long time to degrade)

• all of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which is not a NATURAL resource?

• soil, minerals and metals

• water

• plants and animals

• plastic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Conservation practices increase the use of natural resources and therefore increase human impact on the environment.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Natural resources should be used sustainably so resources will never be exhausted because the resource is being managed wisely and used at a reasonable rate.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

My personal actions and behaviors do not impact the use of resources.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Conservation practices, such as using resources sustainably, can minimize human impact on Earth systems.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5