Quiz about Human Interaction with Earth

Question 1

To properly dispose of used resources so they can be reprocessed into new products:

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Recycle

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Environment

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Conservation

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Resource

Question 2

To protect resources and avoid wasteful and destructive use:

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Conservation

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Population

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Environment

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Information

Question 3

What is something valuable that we can use?

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Resource

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Revolution

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System

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Solution

Question 4

A resource that CANNOT be replaced within a short period of time or at all is renewable resource.

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False

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True

Question 5

This act removes valuable resources that may never be recovered through the cutting of trees:

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Deforestation

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Population

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Conservation

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Restoration

Question 6

Landfills help humans by getting rid of waste, and they have POSITIVE effects on the environment.

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False

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True

Question 7

Encouraging people in a town to take longer showers during a DROUGHT would be a good conservation strategy.

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False

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True

Question 8

Water is a particularly useful natural resource because:

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Earth's surface is mainly convered by water, so it is plentiful.

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Energy from water can easily be generated at home

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Most people live near oceans and can easily get water

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Water flows quickly and can generate energy in little time

Question 9

What is the BEST way to conserve natural resources?

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Taking shorter showers

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Leaving the water running while brushing your teeth

Question 10

What are the 3 R's?

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Reduce, Reuse, Recyle

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Redo, Reuse, Repeat

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Repeat, Recycle, Redo

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Recycle, Repeat, Reuse

Question 11

Overhunting and overfishing can harm or destroy populations of organisms.

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True

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False

Question 12

NATURAL GAS IS NOT A RENEWABLE RESOURCE

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TRUE

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FALSE

Question 13

What causes smog?

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sunlight mixed with pollutants in the air

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dirt carried by wind

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wind mixed with fresh air

Question 14

OIL IS A RENEWABLE RESOURCE

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FALSE

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TRUE

Question 15

Resources that can be replaced or recycled, such as sunlight, water, wind, and trees

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Renewable Resources

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Nonrenewable Resources

Question 16

_____ is a material that is found in nature and that is used by living things.

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natural resource

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nonrenewable resource

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renewable resource

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?

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computers

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fish

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plants

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT an example of a renewable resource?

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<div>gasoline</div>

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water

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trees

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sun

Question 19

_____ is any harmful material in the environment.

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pollution

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global warming

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conservation

Question 20

These are the three main types of pollution:

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land, water, air

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car, water, land

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air, gases, water

Question 21

When people throw trash out of their car, they are causing this type of pollution:

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land

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air

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water

Question 22

When it is hard to breathe, it could be caused by this type of pollution:

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air

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land

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water

Question 23

When pollution in the air and land run into ponds, lakes, oceans and rivers, it causes this type of pollution:

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water

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land

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air

Question 24

This is an example of reusing:

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refilling a water bottle instead of taking another one

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picking up trash off the ground

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riding a bike instead of driving a car

Question 25

This is an example of reusing:

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refilling a water bottle instead of taking another one

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picking up trash off the ground

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riding a bike instead of driving a car

Question 26

This is an example of reducing:

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turning off the water while brushing teeth

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using a plastic bag twice

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riding with a friend to school instead of taking another car

Question 27

This is an example of recycling:

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using both sides of your paper instead of one

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throwing a wrapper on the ground

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dumping paint into a storm drain

Question 28

What is one way people help the environment?

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picking up litter

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building new cities

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tearing down a forest

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placing harmful chemicals in streams

Question 29

Taking old materials and making them into something new

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Recycle

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Conservation

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Composting

Question 30

Pollution _________________________.

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All of the above

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is harmful materials put into the environment

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found in air, water, and land

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effects plants, animals, and people

Question 31

__________________ is using materials wisely to protect them.

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Conservation

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Pollution

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Recycling

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Smog

Question 32

How can trash effect wildlife?

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Wildlife could eat trash that they think is food.

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Wildlife animals cannot hunt prey because of the smell of garbage.

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Trash makes it hard for wildlife to camouflage.

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Wildlife animals are afraid of trash.

Question 33

what is one way you can conserve water?

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take shorter showers

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drink a lot of water

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water your lawn daily

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keep your faucet running

Question 34

6. Which of these examples is a water-conservation technique that also reduces water pollution?

Accepted Answer

factories reusing cooling water instead of returning it to a river

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factories making printing inks with water instead of chemical solvents

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farmers using fewer pesticides on farm fields

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farmers planting fields of coarse grass that filter out pollutants

Question 35

What does conserving resources mean?

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Protecting the resource so it does not run out

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Use as much of the resources as you can

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Only use the resources at school

Question 36

The Jones family cares about the environment. They run their dishwasher only when it is completely full. Which of the following BEST explains why they do this?

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To conserve water

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To save money

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To recycle dish soap

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To reduce sewage

Question 37

If a species in no longer found living on Earth it is

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extinct

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pollutants

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species

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endangered

Question 38

Where is pollution found on the earth?

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on land, in the air, and in the water

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only in the air

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only on the land

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only in the water

Question 39

Which way can people best reduce land pollution caused by large amounts of waste dumped in landfills?

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They can recycle their plastic, glass, paper, and cardboard items and only throw away non-recyclable items.

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They can use a water filter to use fewer water bottles.

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They can watch less television, reducing electricity use and allowing their electronics to last much longer.

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They can refill large plastic containers, like those used for laundry detergent, instead of throwing them away.

Question 40

What does conserving resources mean?

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Protecting the resource so it does not run out

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Use as much of the resources as you can

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Only use the resources at school

Question 41

Does what we do today to the environment affect those after us?

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YES

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NO

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MAYBE

Question 42

A good practice to help conserve energy is?

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turning lights off when not in use.

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using plastic bags

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letting the water run while brushing teeth.

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using warm water to wash clothes

Question 43

Many products are made from trees. Which is the BEST way to manage the use of trees?

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plant a tree each time one is cut down.

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build more lumber mills.

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cut down more trees.

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reduce the amount of recycled paper.

Question 44

Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?

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Natural gas

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Water

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Animals

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Wind

Question 45

All of these resources are renewable EXCEPT:

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Crude Oil

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Oxygen

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Ice

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Corn

Question 46

Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...

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they take a long time to form

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they are used to produce heat

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they can be found underground

Question 47

What does conserving resources mean?

Accepted Answer

Protecting the resource so it does not run out

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Use as much of the resources as you can

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Only use the resources at school

Question 48

A resource that is not easily replaced...

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Nonrenewable

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Renewable

Question 49

Diamonds and other minerals

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Nonrenewable

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Renewable

Question 50

Can be replaced within a human lifetime

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Renewable resource

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Nonrenewable resource

Question 51

Which group includes ALL renewable resources?

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Water, wind, sun, plants

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Coal, trees, water, oil

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Minerals, sun, natural gas, water

Question 52

Which of these is renewable?

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Water

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Oil

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Coal

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Minerals

Question 53

Why is water a renewable resource?

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It is constantly replaced

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It can be frozen into ice

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It evaporates into air

Question 54

A resource that can be easily replaced...

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Renewable

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Nonrenewable

Question 55

What does reuse mean?

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Use again

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Throw away

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To buy again

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To make again

Question 56

What does recycle mean?

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Converting waste into something that can be used again.

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Make smaller

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Make bigger

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Throw away

Question 57

Why is it important to recycle?

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All of the above statements are true

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It saves landfill space

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It saves natural resources

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It saves money

Question 58

True or False- Littering will increase the amount of available resources.

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False

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True

Question 59

True or False- The 4 Rs are- reduce, reuse, recycle, and rethink.

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True

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False

Question 60

Why do materials have to be sorted before they're recycled?

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Because different materials are sent to different recycling facilities

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Because sorting allows you to play a role in the recycling process

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Because people who work at recycling facilitates don't know how to sort recyclables

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Because materials have to be recycled in the same state where they're produced

Question 61

To properly dispose of used resources so they can be reprocessed into new products:

Accepted Answer

Recycle

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Environment

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Conservation

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Resource

Question 62

To protect resources and avoid wasteful and destructive use:

Accepted Answer

Conservation

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Population

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Environment

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Information

Question 63

What is something valuable that we can use?

Accepted Answer

Resource

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Revolution

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System

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Solution

Question 64

A resource that CANNOT be replaced within a short period of time or at all is renewable resource.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

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