Protection of Earth's resources

How are green homes and electric cars alike?

• They are both energy efficient.

• They both use solar panels.

• They both require batteries to work.

• They both require gas to work.

To protect more earth's resources, we need to use

• More cars with fuel

• Coal in production of electricity

• more water

• Electric cars

To process previously used materials so they can be used to make something else is known as

• renewing

• reusing

• recycling

• reducing

To use less of something is to

• renew

• reuse

• reduce

• recycle

The protection, preservation and management of natural resources is known as

• recycling

• consumption

• conservation

• restoration

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The following picture is an example of what energy source?

• biomass

• solar

• coal

• oil

Governments can help conserve and protect natural resources by establishing national and state parks. Select two reasons why governments participate in conservation efforts.

• to make money from fossil fuels and mineral mining

• to preserve natural areas with rare features, such as the Grand Canyon

• to establish safe places for endangered environments, such as wetlands or large forests

• to protect people who want to make new devices that use renewable energy

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Miguel and Simone are leading a conservation information session at their school. They want to persuade school officials to help in the effort to protect Earth’s systems.

In what ways can the school help to protect Earth’s systems? Select the two that apply.

• School officials can remove all drinking fountains and offer students free bottles of water.

• School officials can purchase products made of recycled materials.

• School officials can schedule an extra trash pickup day to prevent trash from collecting in the dumpster.

• School officials can install a green roof on the school building to reduce the use of nonrenewable energy.

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Miguel and Simone are leading a conservation information session at their school. They want to persuade school officials to help in the effort to protect Earth’s systems.

How can school officials help their students learn more about conservation?

• by asking students to print their schoolwork on one side of the paper

• by showing students different inventions that use renewable energy, such as a solar calculator

• by offering students more choices at lunch, such as milk in a carton or a plastic bottle

• by reducing the use of air conditioning in student classrooms

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Adriana's science class is trying to find ways to conserve water at their school. Which idea should Adriana include in her conservation plan. Pick two answers!

• Place all water bottles in the recycling bins

• Shut off all faucets

• Collect rainwater to use for watering plants

• plant more trees