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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat does sustainability mean?Avoiding the depletion of natural resources in order to maintain ecological balance.using only fossil fuelsusing only non-renewable resources
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is NOT a sustainable practice?recyclingreducingreusingbuying
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following sources of energy is non-renewable?sunwindwaterfuel
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following increases demand that pushes the environment to its limit?use of fossil fuelspollutionpopulation growthtecnology
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA sustainable city isa city that use clean energya city tha reduce the pollution that they generatea city that recycle, reuse and reduceall are correct
- 6. Multiple Choice
Water resources are uniformly (equally) distributed around the world.
True
False
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is one of the areas of the ocean called where marine debris (garbage) has combined due to ocean currents?
The Great Pacific Dump Truck
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
#Smelly
The Great Pacific Pristine Pool
- 8. Multiple Choice
Organic waste, like fruits and vegetables, is considered
biodegradable
nonbiodegradable
- 9. Multiple ChoiceMost energy used by humans comes from:the sunthe moonthe earthwater
- 10. Multiple ChoiceEnergy from the sun is known as.........hydroelectric energygeothermal energysolar energywind energy
- 11. Multiple Choice
Oil, natural gas, and coal are called ________resources because they are not easy to replace.
disappearing resource
conservation
natural resources
nonrenewable
- 12. Multiple Choice
Why are not American's roofs crammed with more solar panels?They are ugly.They are uninformed.Expensive start-up costPeople enjoy paying bills. - 13. Multiple ChoiceHow do most humans deal with environmental problems?They pretend they don't existThey do everything in their power to fix them
- 14. Multiple ChoiceUsing resources in such a way that we continue living in a developed world, but at the same time we protect the environment. This is the definition of:SuspensabilityEcologySustainabilityEcological precautions
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe advantage of solar energy includes the fact that it isNonrenewableNonpollutingExpensiveAbsent at Night
- 16. Multiple ChoiceRenewable resources __________.can be replenished over months, year, or decadesare all living resourceshave finite supplies that will one day be used upinclude iron, gas, and copper
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe transfer of land into an urban area.deforestationnonpoint source pollutionalternative energy sourceurbanization
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWater pollution that does not have a specific point of origin.point source pollutionrunoffnatural resourcesnonpoint source pollution
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe cutting down of a forest to use the lumber for human use.nonpoint source pollutionpoint source pollutionnatural resourcesdeforestation
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWater pollution that comes from a known and specific location.nonpoint source pollutionrunoffpoint source pollutionalternative energy source
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