Communities Protecting Resources

Question 1

A small town wants to keep its river clean. Which action shows the town is using scientific ideas to protect the water?

Accepted Answer

Testing the river water each month for pollutants and adjusting runoff controls

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Building a new parking lot near the river

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Posting signs asking people not to litter near the river

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Planting decorative flowers along the riverbank

Question 2

Harborville, a coastal community, wants to keep its beach clean for sea turtles. The town has installed a recycling station near the boardwalk, and each month the town organizes a volunteer beach‑cleanup day. At the same time, many residents have started using reusable grocery bags instead of single‑use plastic bags. Which of the following statements best explains how the residents’ use of reusable bags together with the town’s recycling station and monthly cleanups work to protect the beach?

Accepted Answer

Residents using reusable bags reduces the amount of plastic that can wash ashore, and the monthly clean‑up removes any litter that does reach the beach, so together they lower overall litter.

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The recycling station will keep the beach clean even if nobody uses reusable bags, because the station captures all waste before it reaches the sand.

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Only the monthly beach clean‑up matters; using reusable bags has no effect because the bags are used at the store, not on the beach.

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The town should focus only on banning single‑use plastics; the clean‑up and reusable bags are unnecessary because a ban would stop all litter.

Question 3

Which of the following actions shows a community using scientific ideas to protect its local water resource?

Accepted Answer

The town builds a rain garden that captures storm‑water runoff and uses soil and plants to filter pollutants before the water reaches the creek.

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The city installs solar panels on the roof of the town hall to generate electricity.

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The community plants more trees around the playground to provide shade for children.

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Volunteers organize a monthly clean‑up day to pick up litter from streets and parks.

Try three questions

A small town wants to keep its river clean. Which action shows the town is using scientific ideas to protect the water?

Which of the following actions shows a community using scientific ideas to protect its local water resource?

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