STEMscopes Natural Resources Scope Assessment Review (Gr. 3)

Which of the following is an example of a natural resource being used for construction with the least amount of human change to the natural material?

• A pile of bricks is removed from a yard and used to make a brick wall in a house.

• A piece of metal is cut smaller and used to make a kitchen sink.

• A tree is cut down, and the wood is used to frame a house.

• A plastic pipe is cut smaller and used under a bathroom sink.

How can a farmer conserve a natural resource?

• A farmer replants vegetables from a previous harvest each season.

• A farmer plows a field with the same tractor each day.

• A farmer waters a field with fresh water each day.

• 1. A farmer sprays chemicals on a field each season.

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Which of the following products can be made from a natural resource without adding anything to the resource or processing it in some way?

• A can of latex paint

• A foam cup

• A plastic bottle

• A wooden chair

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Which of the following is an example of energy from a natural resource that humans use to travel from one place to another?

• Bus windows are made from glass.

• Car lights are made from light bulbs.

• Bicycle pedals are made from plastic.

• Airplane fuel is made from oil.

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An adult wants to build a garden in their backyard to grow vegetables. Which of the following supplies that is needed to create their garden is a natural resource?

• Measuring tape

• Bucket

• Soil

• Shovel

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Is conserving natural resources by reducing, reusing, and recycling them important for Earth? 



Select TWO correct answers.

• Yes; conserving natural resources helps living things on Earth survive.

• Yes; there is a limited supply of some natural resources, and we can run out of them faster if we do not conserve them.

• No; there are factories that can make all the resources that are important for Earth.

• No; there is an unlimited supply of all of Earth’s natural resources, and they can always be replaced.

• Sometimes conserving natural resources helps Earth, and sometimes it does not help Earth.

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Which term is correctly described:

• * Using something again but in a different way

• * Plastic, paper, glass, or metal turning into different forms of their original shapes

• * Plastic packaging turning into a plastic water bottle

• Reduce

• Reuse

• Recycle

Which term is correctly described:

• * Using less of something

• * Lowering the number of times one uses the washing machine

• * Repairing water leaks, saving leftover food to eat later, and switching off unneeded lights and fans

• Reduce

• Reuse

• Recycle

Which term is correctly described:

* Using things again and again

• * Taking the same grocery bags back to the grocery store to bag groceries again

• * Bringing the same water bottle to school each day

• Reduce

• Reuse

• Recycle

The image provided shows a farmer’s field while harvesting crops. In which of the numbered locations is a natural resource that provides crops with the needed conditions to grow?

Choose FOUR correct answers.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

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