Magazine 4 - Conservation Vocabulary

What is the greenhouse effect?

• the process of growing plants

• process of cooling the planet's surface

• process of creating oxygen

• process of trapping the sun's heat in carbon dioxide and other gases

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Explain the concept of sustainability.

• maintaining a healthy environment

• using too many resources

• causing pollution and harm to the environment

• banning the use of natural resources from the environment

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How does desalination help in water conservation?

• Desalination has no impact on water conservation

• Desalination only provides saltwater for consumption

• Desalination increases the amount of salt in water

• Desalination provides a new source of fresh water from seawater

Define the term 'groundwater' and its importance in the environment.

• Water found in glaciers and ice caps, important for maintaining global temperature

• Water found beneath the Earth's surface in soil pore spaces and rock fractures, important for drinking water supply, irrigation, and maintaining ecosystems.

• Water found in oceans and seas, important for marine life

• Water found in the air and clouds, important for creating rainbows

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What are natural resources and why is it important to conserve them?

• Natural resources are mythical substances that have no impact on the environment. It is not important to conserve them.

• Natural resources are only important for a specific group of animals

• Materials found in nature. It is important to conserve them to ensure their available for future generations.

• Man-made materials that have no value. It is not important to conserve them as they are easily replaceable.

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Why is it important to reduce our carbon footprint?

• To harm the environment and contribute to climate change.

• To ignore climate change and cause the environment to disappear

• To help protect the environment.

• To increase carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

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Why are pollinators important?

• Pollinators help make more fruits and vegetables

• Pollinators have no role in the environment

• Pollinators harm the environment

• Pollinators only make honey and nectar

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What are materials that are made of petroleum?

• gasoline and other fuels

• oxygen and carbon dioxide

• paper and plastic

• greenhouse gases

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Discuss the importance of conserving natural resources for future generations.

• Future generations will have advanced technology but will not care about the environment

• It ensures that future generations will have access to clean air, water, and food, and will be able to enjoy the beauty of nature.

• It will be too late for the future generations, so they will all perish

• Natural resources are infinite and do not need to be conserved

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What is conservation?

• only conserving water

• protecting the environment and saving the wildlife

• the process of creating new natural resources

• the process of destroying natural resources

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