
Sustainability Vocabulary
Authored by Darcy Soard
Science, Biology
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Ecological footprint
Impact a person/ community has on the environment; resources required to sustain
A trail left behind in the forest in national parks across Europe
the ratio of the resources used by a human versus the resources available for use
what a human leaves behind if walking barefoot in the mud
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Sustainability
Having enough resources for all human beings.
Protecting the planet by giving up plastic water bottles.
meeting the needs of the present and securing the possible needs of future generations
Protecting endangered species and planting personal gardens.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Consumption
using more resources than the planet can provide in a maintainable way.
eating too much food.
deforesting a country by cutting down too many trees.
the using up of a resource
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
perceived obsolescence
when something dies just after the warrantee expires
when a person is persuaded into replacing a product before the old one has lost its functionality.
the process of becoming obsolete or outdated and no longer used
where a customer believes they need an updated version of a product even though theirs is working just fine
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
global commons
the parts of our Earth that are accesable to everyone
the area of land in the center of a big city
areas of land controlled by individual countries
a no-fly zone over government lands
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
distribution
how much of an item someone has
giving things away
the way something is shared
getting a bill asking for money
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
waste management
another name for a garbage truck
only applies to items that can't be recycled
the way recyclable items are handled
the methods to handle all forms of waste
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