Conserve Natural Resources

You can reduce the waste of paper, plastic, and cardboard by buying items with less ______. 

• Packaging
• Water
• Petroleum

Giving up plastic bags helps save which natural resource? 

• Fossil fuels
• Petroleum
• Water

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Which of these is not one of the three Rs of conservation? 

• Reuse
• Recycle
• Repurpose
• Reduce

In order to save materials, which of the three Rs is the most effective? 

• Reuse
• Recycle
• Reduce

What is NOT a direct benefit of conservation efforts? 

• Helping prevent shortages of natural resources
• Slowing the growth of landfills
• Reducing pollution levels
• Creating new ecosystems 

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You contribute to conservation when you reduce your use of _____. 

• Landfills
• Natural resources
• Money

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Which of these methods uses the least amount of fossil fuels? 

• Taking public transportation
• Carpooling
• Biking
• Driving a motorcycle

What is the difference between reusing and recycling? 

• Reusing requires changing or reprocessing an item or natural resource
• Recycling requires changing or reprocessing an item or natural resource
• Reusing is a type of recycling

Which of these items cannot be commonly recycled? 

• Glass
• Fruit peels
• Sand
• Grass clippings

Does it take more energy to make a metal can from fresh materials or recycled materials? 

• Fresh materials
• Recycled materials