Pretest

James was walking on a sidewalk. He noticed household chemicals flowing from the gutter into a storm drain. Which would be the effect of these chemicals on the environment?

• The chemicals could harm plants and animals.

• The chemicals could help plants and animals.

• Household chemicals do not harm plants and animals.

• Household chemicals only harm plants.

Which of these energy sources is considered to be renewable?

• oil

• coal

• natural gas

• solar power

Human actions can have an effect on the environment by producing pollution. Which of the following is a main cause of air pollution?

• burning fossil fuels

• dumping waste in landfills

• using wind and solar energy

• releasing waste into streams

Natural Resources are

• Materials that are found on Earth that people use. 
• Rocks that contain metal
• Resources that are continually being replaced and will not run out.
• Resources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out. 

How could Mason conserve natural resources when using paper or plastic bags?

• He could throw it away in the trash.

• He could eat it.

• He could recycle it.

• He could rip it up.

What does recycle mean?

• Use less

• Use more

• Create something new

• Throw it on the ground

Which of these is NOT a way recycling can protect the natural environment?

• It reduces the amount of waste going to the landfill.

• It increases the amount of waste being dumped in the ocean.

• It requires less energy to recycle most products then find new resources.

• It reduces the amount of new natural resources that have to be found.

Any useful material that is found in nature:

• Natural Resource
• Human Resource
• Plants

A resource that is not easily replaced...

• Renewable
• Nonrenewable

Can be replaced within a human lifetime

• Nonrenewable resource
• Renewable resource