Natural Resources

Select all the ways you and your family can

conserve water at home.

• Keep showers under 5 minutes.

• Water your yard in the morning.

• Leave the water on while brushing teeth.

• Ignore leaks on faucets.

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Pencils come from which natural resource?

• Minerals

• Sun

• Animals

• Plants

Why is it important to reuse or recycle cardboard boxes?

• It is important to conserve natural resources so we don't use them all up.

• It's not that important

• Recycling it too much of a hassle, just get new boxes each time.

• You can reuse cardboard boxes for crafts, moving, wrapping gifts or to put items in that need to be saved and stored.

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Why is it a good idea to make a picknick table out of wood?

• Because wood is man-made and is likely to be stronger than a natural resource

• Because wood is waterproof and will not be damaged by water or spilled food

• Because wood is strong, renewable, and will not break when people sit on the table

• Because wood is light and easy to carry, and can be broken down by the weather

Plants are an important natural resource because they are often used to

make?

• Medicine

• Clothes

• Food

• Ceramics

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All of the following are good ways to conserve energy except?

• Turning off the lights when no one is there.

• Letting your hair dry naturally instead of using a blow dryer

• Leaving the lights on when you leave the house.

• Drying your clothes on a clothes line outside by the sun.

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What do you get from cotton plants?

• Water

• Clothes

• Food

• Shelter

Which of the following items would be best in the trash bin instead of a recycling bin?

• Can

• Plastic Bottles

• Pizza Crust

• Paper Bag