Managing Resources and Protecting Earth's Environment

What is a disadvantage of managing natural

resources?

• an increase in pollution

• a reduction in the space take up in landfills

• an increase in the removal of natural resources

• the cost of making technologies that use resources more efficient

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How is the conservation of renewable resources different from the conservation of nonrenewable resources?

• The conservation of renewable resources focuses on preserving the resource.

• The conservation of renewable resources focuses on disposing of wastes.

• The conservation of renewable resources focuses on increasing efficiency.

• The conservation of renewable resources focuses on making global agreements.

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The picture shows how a person cleaned leaves from his lawn in two different years. What was a result of the change the person made from Year 1 to Year 2?

• The person cleaned his lawn faster.

• The person increased the pollution he produced.

• The person reduced his use of natural resources.

• The person caused a reduction in the number of leaves that fell.

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What is one way that extracting oil might damage the local environment?

• The price of gas rises.

• Waste builds up in landfills.

• Oil spills harm animals and plants.

• Greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere.

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Which of the following is considered a natural resource?

• gold

• bicycles

• ice cream

• computers

A community planner learns that a community uses lumber from a nearby forest to build houses and provide fuel for wood-burning stoves. She determines that every year more trees are chopped down than planted.

What conclusion can she draw about the sustainability of this community’s land-management practices?

• The practices are sustainable because the community plans to use coal in the future.

• The practices are not sustainable because eventually the community will run out of trees.

• The practices are sustainable because the community does not produce much pollution.

• The practices are not sustainable because the community uses the same resource for fuel and shelter.

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How could throwing a used battery in the trash lead to pollution?

• All batteries can be recharged so they should not be thrown away.

• Used batteries in trash that gets burned could cause thermal water pollution.

• Acids or bases from the battery could soak into landfill soil and pollute groundwater.

• It does not lead to pollution because the chemicals in the battery are permanently contained inside the battery.

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Which type of energy uses heat from deep underground to create steam, which then moves turbines that power generators?

• wind energy

• solar energy

• geothermal energy

• hydroelectric energy

Who is responsible for carrying out stewardship?

• individuals

• buisnesses

• governments

• no one

Which of these illustrates the safest way to dispose of used motor oil?

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