Managing Resources

The Jones family cares about the environment. They run their dishwasher only when it is completely full. Which of the following BEST explains why they do this?

• To save money
• To recycle dish soap
• To reduce sewage
• To conserve water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

_____________ involves conserving the world’s resources for future use, for example in reducing fuel consumption, designing energy-efficient buildings, and recycling used materials.

• Ecology

• Environmental determinism

• Possibilism

• Sustainability

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Which of these problems could happen if we don't look after the resources we have?

• Loss of animal homes

• Climate change

• Increase in pollution

• All of the above

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Which 2 of the following energy sources are known as fossil fuels?

• Wind

• Coal

• Fission

• Water

• Natural gas

Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......

• require expensive equipment
• take millions of years to replace
• can be found all over 
• provide all the energy we use

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 Energy from the sun is known as......... 

• hydroelectric energy
• geothermal energy
• solar energy
• wind energy

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Which 2 of following energy sources are renewable?

• Wind

• Coal

• Sun

• Oil

A resource that can restore or renew itself (unless badly mismanaged) or can be used over and over is called a:

• Renewable resource

• Non-renewable resource

• Perpetual resource

• Indestructible resource

The impact of a person or community on the environment, expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources is called their ___________________________.

• Carbon dating

• Land Use

• Ecological management

• Ecological footprint

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What is a non-renewable resource?

• The ability to recover after a disturbance

• Using resources that preserve ecosystem services

• resource that can be produced or replaced by healthy ecosystems functions

• resource that cannot be replenished or replaced by a natural process within a reasonable amount of time

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