Natural Resources
Renewable Resources
Non-Renewable Resources
Pollution
Conservation
100
Old magazines can be recycled to make this.
What is paper?
100
This uses moving air to produce electric energy.
What is a wind turbine?
100
The most important reason to conserve non-renewable resources.
What is so that they will not disappear from the earth forever.
100
Four household items that should never be put down the drain.
What are bug spray, motor oil, flea powder, oil based paints, bleach or turpentine?
100
Three items that can be recycled
What are plastic, paper and glass?
200
Air is a natural resource; true or false? Why?
What is true. It is essential for life and found in nature.
200
These scientists work to reduce our use of fossil fuels.
What are alternative energy engineers?
200
Minerals are this kind of resource-renewable or non-renewable? Why?
What is non-renewable? They cannot be replaced after they are used.
200
Smog is a form of this.
What is air pollution?
200
When you run your washing machine only when it is full you are practicing this (be specific0
What is water conservation?
300
Electricity(with the exception of static electricity) is not considered to be a natural resource. Why?
What is it is made from natural resources, but does not occur naturally on Earth?
300
Two renewable resources that can be used to create electricity.
What are wind, water, solar, geothermal or biomass?
300
Most fossil fuels are located here. 1. in ocean water 2. in the desert 3. underground 4. in Africa
What is underground?
300
Two ways that soil becomes polluted
What are trash, eroded soil or chemicals from manufacturing, farming and landfills.
300
When you hang your clothes out to dry, which of the three "R"s are you practicing?
What is reduce?
400
Why is wind considered to be a natural resource?
What is it wil never run out?
400
Name 5 renewable resources.
What are air, water, wind, plants and animals?
400
The four "ingredients" needed to make oil (the fossil fuel)
What are decayed plants and animals, pressure, heat and time?
400
Three major sources of water pollution.
What are trash, eroded soil, chemicals from manufacturing, farming or landfills.(run-off)
400
Hydroponics farming is used to conserve soil. This is what hydroponic plants are grown in.
What is sand?
500
The reason that rice fields are built on terraces and kept very wet?
What is to make sure only the strongest plants survive; or allow farmers to flood fields and use fewer chemicals to control weeks.
500
State that produces the most corn that may be used as an alternative energy resource?
What is Iowa?
500
the two regions that combined produce 50% of the world's oil?
What are the Middle East and North America?
500
Water is stirred so that air gets into the water. Why?
What is to break down many kinds of harmful substances?
500
A washing machine uses about how many gallons per load. (must be within 5 gallons)
What is 40 gallons?
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