Natural Resources, Weather & The Sun

True or False? Natural resources are things from nature that we use. You can’t live a single day without using hundreds of Earth’s resources.

• True

• False

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Wool is useful in making clothing because −

• it comes from an animal

• can be spun into yarn

• has no color

• it grows on plants

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

• Reusing a shoebox for a school project.

• Using less packaging.

• Throwing away plastic cups after one use.

• Recycling plastic drink bottles.

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Reduce means

• to use something again.

• to use a material to make something new instead of throwing it away.

• to use less of something.

Recycle means

• to use less of something.

• to use a material to make something new instead of throwing it away.

• to use something again.

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Precipitation is....

• rain
• snow
• sleet
• all of these are correct

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This tool is used to measure the amount of rainfall.  What is it called?

• snow gauge
• rain gauge
• ruler
• thermometer

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Weather is the current conditions outside.

• True
• False

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Which tool measures air temperature?

• Thermometer
• Anemometer
• Wind Vane
• Wind sock

A scientist who studies weather is called ...

• a meteorologist
• an astronomer
• a biologist
• a weatherologist

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