Key Terms
Natural Environment
Dispose
Natural Resources
True/False
100
The shore of a body of water, covered by sand, gravel, or rock is called?
What is A Beach
100
A park in which animals are cared for and shown to the public is a(n)?
What is A Zoo
100
How many different types of landfills are there?
What is Two
100
This is formed from plant or animal remains as a result of pressure over many years.
What is Fossil Fuels
100
You should use lamps when reading instead of over head lights?
What is True
200
A path through a natural environment is called a(n)?
What is A Nature Trail
200
A place reserved for the protection of plants and animals is a(n)?
What is A Wildlife Sanctuary
200
Please name all the types of landfills.
What is A sanitary landfill, and A secure landfill.
200
Name 3 types of Fossil fuels.
What is Coal, Petroleum, and natural gas.
200
When watering your lawn, it is best to water in the afternoon?
What is False, when it is coolest
300
A furnace that burns solid waste is called a(n)?
What is An Incinerator
300
An area restricted for the protection of the natural environment is a(n)?
What is A Nature Preserve.
300
A mixture of decayed organic material generally used to fertilize and condition the soil is a(n)?
What is A compost
300
The energy of the sun is?
What is Solar energy.
300
A path through a natural environment is called a natural path.
What is False, A natural trail.
400
When you purchase containers or other packages that can be broken down you practice?
What is Precycling
400
Government maintained areas of land open to the public are?
What is National Parks
400
Any solid, liquid, or gas in a container that is harmful to humans or animal life is?
What is Hazardous waste.
400
Energy that is produced by passing electrical current through water to burn hydrogen, which yields a high amount of energy, is?
What is Hydrogen power.
400
The Americorps is the same idea as the Peace Core?
What is True
500
Heat transferred from underground sources is called?
What is Geothermal Energy
500
A greenhouse in which plants are grown and displayed to the public is a(n)?
What is An Conservatory
500
Infectious waste from medical facilities is? (two)
What is Biohazardous waste or Medical Waste
500
A scientific law that says that the energy cannot be created or destroyed but can change in form is the?
What is Law of conservation of energy
500
According to your book if you feed wild animals human food some animals starve to death because they will not eat it?
What is False, animals will starve to death because they do not learn how to feed themselves.
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