Sustainability

Which of the following is a NONRENEWABLE resource?

• Wind
• Coal
• Solar
• Biomass

What does RENEWABLE mean?

• able to be replaced

• to put money or resources toward something

• to move forward

• to increase to the greatest possible amount

SUSTAINABLE means

• using a lot of energy
• being able to last for a long time by creating as much as you use
• Being able to cause a stain

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SUSTAINABILITY means ...

• causing pollution.

• maintaining the world we live in.

• chopping down trees.

• manufacturing sellable items.

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__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

• Renewable Energy Resource

• Non-Renewable Energy Resource

Sustainability is making sure that the planet and its resources can continue to provide life.

• True

• False

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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 of these things are you most likely to NOT find in a sustainable home?

• LED Lightbulbs
• Low-Flow Toilets & Showers
• A wood burning stove
• A Hummer (SUV) in the garage

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What is NOT a sustainable practice?

• recycling
• reducing
• reusing
• buying 

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Our effect on the environment - a combination of what we consume, and the waste we produce.

• Ecological Fingerprint
• Ecological Footprint
• Ecological Image
• Ecological History

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