Conservation of Environment

To process used objects so that they can be used again

• Reuse

• Recycle

• Reduce

Plastic bottles are biodegradable and fruits are non-biodegradable.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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 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

Which of the following is a way a person could demonstrate conservation?

• recycling waste materials like plastic, glass, paper, and aluminum
• limiting water use when showering and brushing teeth

• using rechargeable batteries
• all of the above are good conservation practices

Which of the following is an example of a way that natural resources can be conserved?

• using a reusable water bottle instead of plastic water bottles

• using several ziploc bags everyday

• using paper bags each day to carry your lunch

• using paper plates instead of real dishes

Which of the following is a way students could conserve paper?

• buy only new paperback books
• use both sides of the paper in a notebook
• pick up paper wrappers in the schoolyard
• use paper towels to clean spills in the lab

Plastics bottles are __________ products.

• biodegradable

• non-biodegradable