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Eco-friendly

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Choose the option which a truly environmentally friendly person does.
When you clean your teeth, do you let the water run?
a)
always
b)
mostly
c)
sometimes
d)
rarely
2.
Why is solar energy considered renewable energy?
a)
It's cheaper than fossil fuels
b)
The sun's energy would not run out for billions of years
c)
Solar energy recharges batteries
d)
All of them
3.

What is a renewable resource?

a)

A resource you can reuse over and over

b)

An object you cannot replace

c)

Fossil fuels

d)

A resource that has a nearly unlimited supply

4.
The house illustrated here uses panels on the roof to collect a natural resource and convert it into electricity that can be used.
Which alternative energy source does this house use?
a)
Water
b)
Wind
c)
Solar
d)
Geothermal
5.

All of the following are considered renewable energy sources EXCEPT –

a)

Wind

b)

Coal

c)

Biomass

d)

Solar

6.
Water is renewable because it.......
a)
can be frozen
b)
important to all life
c)
can be replaced constantly
d)
can evaporate
7.

Which of these forms of transportation conserves the most amount of energy?

a)

cars

b)

buses

c)

bicycles

d)

trains

8.

What is conservation?

a)

Saving natural resources.

b)

Watching television throughout the day.

c)

Using natural and human resources.

d)

Leaving the watering running.

9.
_____ is a material that is found in nature and that is used by living things.
a)
nonrenewable resource
b)
natural resource
c)
renewable resource
10.
Which is an example of a natural resource? 
a)
table
b)
water
c)
video game
d)
marker
11.
Which of the following is a way students could conserve paper?
a)
buy only new paperback books
b)
use both sides of the paper in a notebook
c)
pick up paper wrappers in the schoolyard
d)
use paper towels to clean spills in the lab
12.

Reece's family conserves. What is conservation?

a)

picking up litter

b)

using up natural resources

c)

saving resources by using them wisely

13.
People use cotton and wool for what?
a)
to make gasoline
b)
to make food
c)
to make electricity
d)
to make clothing
14.

Making a swing out of an old tire is a way to conserve resources.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

What is one way people help the environment?

a)

building new cities

b)

tearing down a forest

c)

throwing away plastic

d)

picking up litter