Using Resources Wisely and Environmental Issues

Multiple Choice

What are the 3 pillars of sustainability?

• financial, cultural, technological
• economic, social, environmental
• economic, social, political
• environmental, educational, governmental

Multiple Choice

What are some ways we can provide for our growing population?

• Encourage overpopulation

• Ignore environmental concerns and continue using fossil fuels

• Invest in sustainable agriculture, and implement renewable energy sources.

• Increase deforestation and decrease sustainable development

Multiple Choice

What is nuclear fission?

• The process where the nucleus of an atom releases no energy.

• The process where the nucleus of an atom combines with another nucleus, releasing a large amount of energy

• The process where the nucleus of an atom splits, releasing a large amount of energy.

• The process where the nucleus of an atom remains unchanged.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a concern with using renewable energy?

• Air pollution from wind turbines

• People being displaced by the creation of hydroelectric power plants

• Global warming caused by solar panels

• Decreased greenhouse gas emissions

Open Ended

What are the four major environmental problems?

Multiple Choice

What is the primary cause of modern day climate change?

• Increase of greenhouse gases due to human activities.
• Deforestation without any human impact
• Increased solar activity
• Natural fluctuations in the Earth's climate

Open Ended

What can humans do to limit human impact on the environment?