Vocabulary
What word means "to use a natural resource wisely or to not waste"?
Conserve
What are the 3 R's?
Reduce, reuse, and recycle
What natural resource is milk made from?
Animals
We can conserve water by ______________.
Turning off the water when you are done.
What is is happening when rain washes soil down a hill?
The soil is eroding.
What do you call anything in nature that God made for people to use?
A natural resource
How can we reduce how much fossil fuel we use?
a. by preventing erosion
b. by obeying the government rules to keep the air clean
c. by turning off the light when you leave a room
c. by turning off the light when you leave a room
What natural resource is a wooden table made from?
Plants
Fossils fuels include _______, _________, and _______.
a. oxygen, oil, and natural gas
b. rocks, coal, and natural gas
c. oil, coal, and natural gas
c. oil, coal, and natural gas
Why should we conserve natural resources?
(Genesis 1:28- God gave people the job of caring for the earth.)
We should conserve natural resource because God wants us to take care of the earth.
What is something made by people, machines, or a natural process?
A product
What is an example of reusing something?
An old shirt turned into an art shirt.
(Answers may vary)
What natural resource is a brick made of?
Soil
We can _______ trees by replacing the ones we cut down.
conserve
How can the 3 R's help us obey God?
Reducing, reusing, and recycling help us take care of the earth. God commands us to take care of the earth.
What word means to make something new out of an object?
Recycle
What is an example of recycling?
Plastic water bottles turned into picnic benches.
(Answers may vary)
Which natural resource was formed when the remains of plants and animals were buried quickly?
Fossil fuels
One way to conserve soil is to prevent or stop __________.
erosion
How can plants stop soil from eroding?
The roots help keep the soil in place.
What word means to use less of something?
Reduce
What is an example of reducing?
Turning off the lights when you leave a room.
(Answers may vary)
What are fossil fuels used for?
a. to produce clean air
b. to replace trees being cut down
c. to produce energy
c. to produce energy
There are six natural resources: air, soil, _______, _______, ________, and __________.
Fossil fuels, plants, animals, and water
Why should we conserve fossil fuels?
(There are 2 possible answers)
Fossil fuels cause pollution and cannot be replaced.