Unit Vocabulary Quiz (4th Science)

What is the prevention of wasteful use of resources called?

• Disposal

• Conservation

• Recycling

• Environmental Impact

What term describes throwing away or getting rid of products no longer needed?

• Recycle

• Conservation

• Disposal

• Renewable Resource

What is anything found in nature that can be used by humans called?

• Renewable Resource

• Nonrenewable Resources

• Natural Resource

• Disposal

What are natural resources that cannot naturally replenish themselves?

• Renewable Resource

• Nonrenewable Resources

• Recycle

• Conservation

What is the process of taking materials ready to be thrown away and converting them into reusable materials?

• Disposal

• Conservation

• Recycle

• Environmental Impact

What are natural resources that are replaceable within a person’s lifetime?

• Nonrenewable Resources

• Renewable Resource

• Disposal

• Environmental Impact

What does the term "Conservation" refer to?

• The act of using resources wastefully

• The protection and preservation of natural resources

• The process of throwing away waste

• The creation of new resources

What is meant by "Disposal"?

• The act of recycling materials

• The process of getting rid of waste

• The conservation of energy

• The impact of pollution on the environment

What does "Environmental Impact" mean?

• The effect of human activities on the environment

• The process of recycling materials

• The conservation of water

• The creation of new resources

What is a "Natural Resource"?

• A resource that is man-made

• A resource that is found in nature

• A resource that cannot be used

• A resource that is always renewable