Earth's Resources

Wood is useful for making furniture because it is all of the following EXCEPT -

• easily cut

• light weight

• strong

• magnetic

Which of the following is a characteristic that makes a material useful for building homes?

• very strong

• easily bent

• highly flammable

• absorbs water

Cotton is useful in making clothing because cotton can be -

• heated to high temperatures

• melted very quickly

• spun to make thread

• buried deep underground

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

• throwing away trash

• using less packaging

• reusing a shoebox

• recycling a glass jar

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What characteristic of coal and oil makes them useful as sources of energy? Coal and oil -

• take millions of years to develop

• are found under the surface of the Earth

• can be burned to release heat

• release pollution when they are used

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Metals can be used to make objects of different shapes because metals can -

• freeze

• grow

• break

• bend

All of the following are ways we can conserve natural resources EXCEPT –

• using less water

• planting more trees

• building new houses

• reusing paper bags

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What characteristic of wood makes it useful as a building material? Wood -

• decomposes quickly

• catches fire easily

• is very expensive

• can be cut into shapes

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Coal, oil, and natural gas are useful resources because they -

• produce smoke

• release energy

• are hard to find

• pollute the Earth

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Which of the following is a way students could conserve paper?

• Buy only new paperback books.

• Pick up paper wrappers on the playground

• Use both sides of the paper in a notebook.

• Use paper towels to clean spills in the lab

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