Sustainable Design

Which statement best defines sustainability

• Designing for the present

• Designing for the present without compromising the future

• Only designing products that are made from recycled materials

• Designing for the future only

Draw what happens to your trash once it leaves your house.

What methods do humans use to handle solid waste?

• Burn it

• Bury it

• Recycle It

• Eat it

Wastes that can be broken down (decomposed) by microorganisms.

• Solid

• Biodegradable

• Non-biodegradable

• Hazardous

A natural resource that is naturally formed much more slowly than we use it is called __________

• renewable
• nonrenewable
• ecological
• stustainable

Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable natural resource?

• wind energy
• sunlight
• natural gas
• trees

What is it called when carbon is always traveling from place to place and taking different forms in the process.

• fun
• The Obama Effect
• Chocolate Chip Cookie
• Carbon Cycle

Everyone has a carbon footprint.

• true 
• false

Carbon is an element that can be found ______

• in all living things

• in land plants only

• in aquatic animals only

• land animals only

A measure of greenhouse gas emissions associated with an activity like building construction, energy use, and transportation.

• Carbon Footprint

• Ecosystem

• Environmental Sustainability

• Recycling