Use the scenario to answer the question.
A student writes two statements about the importance of soil.
Soil can act as a filter and keep pollutants out of groundwater.
Soil can be used as a natural building material.
Which of these describes whether the statements correctly describe the importance of soil?
(1 point)
Responses
A. Both Statements 1 and 2 correctly describe the importance of soil.
B. Only Statement 2 correctly describes an importance of soil.
C. Neither Statement 1 nor 2 correctly describes the importance of soil.
D. Only Statement 1 correctly describes an importance of soil.
A. Both Statements 1 and 2 correctly describe the importance of soil.
A student makes a list of all the soil layers in a temperate region. Which layer would be located farthest from the surface of the Earth?(1 point)
Responses
organic layer (O)
topsoil (A)
bedrock (R)
parent material (C)
bedrock (R)
Why is soil considered to be a nonrenewable natural resource?(1 point)
Responses
It is easily transported.
It can never be replaced.
It uses a lot of Earth’s energy.
It takes so long to form.
It takes so long to form.
Which describes conservation of resources?(1 point)
Responses
A. increasing the amount of resource use
B. reducing waste or harm to resource
C. finding more sources of fossil fuels
D. replacing unlimited energy sources
B. reducing waste or harm to resource
Which describes electric cars or hybrid cars?(1 point)
Responses
They produce more pollutants.
They produce more pollutants.
They run fully on unlimited resources.
They run fully on unlimited resources.
They are fuel-efficient.
They are fuel-efficient.
They burn more fossil fuels than other cars
They are fuel-efficient.
Use the scenario to answer the question.
Someone purchases a disposable water bottle, uses it several times, then throws it in the garbage.
How would you evaluate these actions in terms of conservation?
(1 point)
Responses
It is better than reusing it only once, but they should not be drinking so much water.
It is better than reusing it only once, but they should not be drinking so much water.
It is better than using the bottle only once, but they should recycle the bottle.
It is better than using the bottle only once, but they should recycle the bottle.
It is better than using a glass to drink water from the tap, but they should recycle the bottle.
It is better than using a glass to drink water from the tap, but they should recycle the bottle.
It is better than using a glass to drink water from the tap, but they should not be drinking so much water.