Protecting Earth's Resources

A facility that cleans wastewater before it is discharged into the environment.

• Pacific Garbage Patch

• Water quality testing

• Water treatment plant

• Sewer

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Contaminated land is land that

• Contains too many nutrients

• Has been farmed for too long

• Contains chemicals that are harmful to the environment and people

• Has only grown one kind of crop and is no longer good for growing anything

What is not a way that we protect our environment?

• Clean up the beach

• Plant trees in the park

• Put sewage in the ocean

• Help to protect wildlife

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which term means to protect and preserve natural resources?

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

• Conserve/Conservation

• Environmental scientist

Which form of conservation involves

using less of a natural resource, such

as turning off the water while

brushing your teeth?

• Reducing

• Reusing

• Recycling

• Proper disposal

Select ways to conserve water.

• Fix leaky water pipes, install water-saving fixture

• take shorter showers

• Leave faucets running constantly

• use a broom instead of a hose to clean driveways

• water plants in the early morning or late evening,

How can you CONSERVE natural resources?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

• A
• B
• C
• D

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NGSS.5-ESS3-1

Which of the answer choices below would be considered the conservation of renewable resources?

• Putting metal into the landfill (dump)

• Using coal to produce electricity

• reusing motor oil after it has been cleaned

• recycling paper products

• A
• B
• C
• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5