II. Complete the passage with the words form the box.
Electricity new conserve hard recycled turn cardboard gasoline |
What can you do to take care of natural resources?
You can reduce, reuse and recycle! For example.(1)……........ of the lights when you are not in the room and switch off the TV or other electrical appliances when you are not using. This will reduce the use of fossil fuel used to make (2)…………….. Ride your bike and walk more, to reduce the amount of (3) …………………used to transport you. You can reuse things. Things like plastic jugs, jars, paper, and bags can be used. Each time you reuse something, you (4) ………….the natural resources that would have been used to make new ones. Finally, you can recycle. Recycle means reuse a natural resource or product to make something (5)…………….. It also means to collect and send these things for reuse. Items that can be easily (6) ……………..include: glass, some plastics, paper, (7) ……………., aluminum, and steel. Some plastics and metals are hard to recycle. They are often made for mixture of materials. Mixtures can be (8) ……………………separate. Try to buy and use things that you can recycle.
I. Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.
Natural gas nuclear solar hydro wind oil biogas coal |
1. …………….energy comes from the heat of the sun.
2. ……………….can be produced by dead plants and animals as they decay.
3. …………………..is often found in the ground, consisting mainly of methane (CH4)
4. …………………energy is energy that comes from the force of moving water.
5. ……………… is flammable black hard rock, used ass a fossil fuel.
6. ………………., commonly known as petroleum, is the largest source of energy in the US.
7. To produce……………………energy, atoms are split apart, which releases energy.
8. ……………….energy is produced from moving air with the help of large turbines.