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Conservation Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To cut down or make smaller.

a)

reduce

b)

recycle

c)

pollution

2.

To use again and again.

a)

reuse

b)

recycle

c)

endangered species

3.

To use materials from old items to make new items.

a)

recycle

b)

extinct

c)

pollution

4.

Waste from humans that harms the environment.

a)

pollution

b)

recycle

c)

reuse

5.

What is one way to conserve resources?

a)

use both sides of a piece of paper

b)

use only one side of a piece of paper

c)

put wrinkled paper in the trash

d)

fold a piece of paper in half

6.

Why is it important to reduce, reuse, and recycle?

a)

To reduce the amount of trash sent to landfills.

b)

To increase the amount of trash sent to landfills.

c)

To reduce the number of animal habitats.

d)

To use more resources.

7.

What should people do before they throw something away?

a)

Find another place to put it.

b)

Make sure that it is dirty

c)

See if it can be reused.

d)

Throw it on the ground

8.

Harmful chemicals from a farm wash into a nearby river when it rains. The river flows through a forested area. If chemicals from the farm keep washing into the river, what will MOST LIKELY happen to the forested area over time?

a)

The forested area will support fewer animals.

b)

The forested area will grow larger plants.

c)

The forested area will clean the water naturally.

d)

The forested area will support more trees.

9.

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

a)

cars

b)

buses

c)

bicycles

d)

trains

10.

What is conservation?

a)

Saving natural resources.

b)

Watching television throughout the day.

c)

Using natural and human resources.

d)

Leaving the watering running.

11.

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

12.
_____ is a material that is found in nature and that is used by living things.
a)
nonrenewable resource
b)
natural resource
c)
renewable resource
13.

Which of the following is NOT a way to conserve resources?

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

d)

Remind

14.

To reduce the use of plastic bags is to ...

a)

Use less plastic bags.

b)

Use more plastic bags.

c)

Use the same amount.

d)

None of the above.

15.

What are we doing to conserve when we take short showers?

a)

Recycling water

b)

Reusing water

c)

Reducing the amount of water used

16.

What are we doing when we turn off the fan and the lights when we leave the room.

a)

We are REDUCING are use of electricity.

b)

We are RECYCLING making electricity into something new.

c)

We are REUSING the electricity by using it again in a new way.

17.

Choose the list with only things I can recycle.

a)

Soda cans, paper, banana peels

b)

Glass jars, cardboard boxes, flowers

c)

Soda cans, glass jars, newspaper

d)

Newspaper, leaves, cardboard boxes

e)

Glass jars, newspaper, old clothes

18.

Conserving natural resources is important. All of the following are ways to conserve resources EXCEPT -

a)

using a lunch kit

b)

recycling a glass jar

c)

using plastic bags once and throwing away

d)

reusing a shoebox for a project

19.
What is a natural resource? 
a)
something you buy
b)
something you make
c)
something found in nature you use
20.
Which is an example of a natural resource? 
a)
table
b)
water
c)
video game
d)
marker
21.
Which of the following is a way a person could conserve natural resources?
a)
recycling waste materials like plastic, glass, paper, and aluminum
b)
limiting water use when showering, brushing teeth, and shaving
c)
using rechargeable batteries
d)
all of the above are good conservation practices
22.

Which of the following is an example of a way that natural resources can be conserved?

a)

recycling aluminum cans

b)

buying a new bike every year

c)

using paper bags each day to carry your lunch

d)

using paper plates instead of real dishes

23.
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
24.

Reece's family conserves. What is conservation?

a)

picking up litter

b)

using up natural resources

c)

saving resources by using them wisely

25.

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

a)

true

b)

false