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What is one way people help the environment?

• building new cities
• tearing down a forest
• placing harmful chemicals in streams
• picking up litter

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Which is a way people can improve the environment for animals that live near the coast of North Carolina? 

• doubling the number of commercial fishing boats in the ocean 
• increasing the number of fish a person can catch and keep 
• building new homes and hotels closer to the ocean 
• removing litter and trash from the area every day 

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__________________ is using materials wisely to protect them.

• Pollution
• Conservation
• Recycling
• Smog

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What is over-fishing?

• when a fisherman fishes too many hours

• when a fisherman sells his fish for too much

• when humans remove too many fish from the ocean

• when pollution kills the fish

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How does the recycling of trash help marine animals?

• It increases the temperature of the ocean.

• It gives more ways for the animals to find shelter.

• It reduces water pollution.

• It provides more food.

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Students list ways people at their school can reduce landfill waste.

Ways to Reduce Landfill Waste at Our School

>serve lunches on reusable plates

>turn in some homework using email

>copy worksheets on both sides of paper

>replace paper towels with hand dryers

Which other idea would most likely be included on this list?

• remove trash cans from hallways

• turn off lights when leaving a room

• replace old textbooks with newer ones

• add recycle bins for paper in classrooms

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Choose all of the following that are ways to conserve water.

• leaving the shower on when it's not being used

• turning off the faucet when it's not being used

• fixing leaky sinks and faucets

• doing full loads of laundry

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How do humans positively impact water?

• Water conservation

• Cleaning up streams

• Reducing the amount of littering

• All of the above

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True or False:

Everyone can do their part to save Earth's resources.

• True

• False

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Cameron and his brother decide to go fishing on the Flint River. When they get there, they notice hundreds of dead fish floating in the water. What should they do?

• Take the fish home to eat.

• Go swimming.

• Notify the River Keeper.

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