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What is the major cause for air pollution? 

• factories and cars
• cigarretes 
• deforestation
• oil spills

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How can people reduce the amount of resources they use?

• make more landfills and garbage dumps
• buy products with lots of packaging 
• use water, electricity, and gas conservatively and recycle metal, paper, and glass
• Think only about what you need right now and don’t worry about the future

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Based on the above diagram, which type of pollution has the greatest effect on groundwater?

• Self-pollination
• Insect pollination
• Wind pollution
• Human pollution

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Building structures that minimize the ecological footprint of its construction and operation by using sustainable materials, using minimal energy and water, reducing health impacts, limiting pollution, and recycling waste.

• Red buildings

• Yellow Buildings

• Brown Buildings

• Green Buildings

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Pollution can enter our groundwater when -

• Pollution spilled on the surface percolates down through soil and rocks

• Underground storage tanks crack and leak

• Underground sewer and septic pipes crack and leak

• All of these

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What would have the greatest long-term impact on reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the air?

• planting trees around a farm

• cutting down trees around a farm

• increasing the number of livestock on a farm

• decreasing the number of livestock on a farm

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A major scientific concern over nuclear energy is how to--

• store the waste products safely

• reduce the high levels of carbon dioxide emitted into the air

• deal with the large amounts of fossil fuels required

• prevent the depletion of the ozone layer

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Which human activity would most likely decrease the amount of carbon in the atmosphere?

• clearing forests

• heating coal

• heating coal

• planting trees

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In a local town, more than 50% of home owners installed solar heaters to keep their homes warm instead of using electricity from coal that comes from a different state.

How will this decision impact the local environment?

• There will be a decrease in local deforestation.

• There will be an increase in acid rain as result of the increased coal conservation.

• There will be an increase in local smog from the coal fired power plants.

• There will be a decrease in local greenhouse gas emissions.

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which one of these is a solution that can help resolve/reduce global warming? Select all that apply.

• Reuse, Reduce and Recycle!

• Share a ride, ride the bus, bike to school!

• Plant a tree!

• Blow into the air to produce more Carbon Dioxide in order to help plants live longer!

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