Humans and the Environment

1.     A _________ is something found in nature used by living things.

•     chemical resource

• renewable resource

•      natural resource

• Nonrenewable resource

_____ is to use less of something.

• recycle

• reduce

• reuse

• remain

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What does reuse mean?

• To use something once

• To use something for 2 days

• To use something again

• To use something for two days

What does it mean to use resources wisely?

• chemical resources

• renewable

• community

• conservation

  Why is pollution harmful to our environment?

• Pollution can cause you to catch a cold

• Pollution can make it hard to see and make living things sick.

• Pollution can clean the air and make living things healthy.

• Pollution can make it hard to breathe and make living things sick.

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In what ways can humans harm their environment?

•    Animals can eat plants and soil.

•    Humans can produce pollution and factories can release toxic chemicals in the environment.

• Humans can pick up trash.

•    Humans can clean up their environment and throw trash on the ground.            

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  What if you had a leaky faucet at your home, what would you do?

• Let the water keep dripping

• Keep wasting water

• Get the faucet repaired

• Let the water run fast

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Humans can protect natural resources by ________.

• Use more paper, and grow larger trees

• Use less paper, and grow less trees

• Use more paper, and grow more trees

• cut down all the trees

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How can humans conserve energy?

• Turn on all lights in the house even if you are not in the room

• Take a very long shower

• Put few dishes in the dishwasher

• Unplug chargers from the wall

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This animal is endangered and lives in the ocean.

• fish

• crabs

• loggerhead sea turtles

• sharks

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