Earth's Resources

What do you call one attempt to preserve or protect an environment from harmful changes?

• nutrients

• soil

• conservation

• lawns

Which of these help plants grow?

• Water, air, soil, sunlight

• water, bicycles, soil, animals

• hamburgers, water, sunlight, soil

• crops, webs, water, meat

Which one of these natural resources is found underground?

• dirt

• coal

• wind

• grass

What is a nonrenewable resource?

• A resource that could be replaced

• A resource that is made of plastic

• A resource that cannot be replaced once it is used up

• A resource that cannot break

How much water on the Earth is fresh water?

• 3/100

• 10/100

• 40/100

• 50/100

What is wood from trees used for?

• To feed dogs

• To fuel cars

• To build houses

• To make TVs

Why do people dig wells?

• To get salt water

• To empty waster water

• For water balloons

• To get fresh water from underground

Which of the following are sources of fresh water?

• The Ocean

• The Great Salt Lake

• The Marsh

• Rivers, lakes, ponds, glaciers, ice caps

Which one of these shows people using a natural resource?

• Throwing fresh food away

• Pouring out clean water

• Leaving the device on when not using it

• Drinking fresh water

How do people clean dirty water that comes from wells?

• The water has to be filtered

• They jump in it

• They let their dogs splash around in it

• The get a long straw and drink it