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what is the leading cause of deforestation?

• Diseases 
• Housing market
• Agriculture and Farming
• Paper mill

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How could you conserve a renewable resource?

• Drive electric cars so you won't use gasoline.
• Melt aluminum cans to make new ones.
• Make diamonds in a lab instead of mining them.
• Cut down fewer trees by recycling paper.

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A paper company wants to build a paper mill in the watershed where a village exists. In order to minimize pollution, where would be the best place to build it?

• at the highest point in the watershed
• downstream from the village
• closest to freshwater
• near a main street in the village

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If a homeowner dumps paint into the yard, the paint will ________________________.

• stay on the surface and cause no problems

• sink into the ground a cause no problems

• contaminate groundwater and surface water

• contaminate the air when it evaporates

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Pollution can cause harm to the ___________.  

• air
• land
• water
• all of the above

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Which of the following is a disadvantage of fossil fuels?

• Not easily available

• causes pollution when burned

• only available at certain times

• creates long lasting waste

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Printing on both sides of the paper helps to ________ paper waste.

• REDUCE

• REUSE

• RECYCLE

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One way to protect coral reefs is to

• avoid snorkeling near them

• stop eating coral

• wear sunscreen that is designated as "reef safe" when swimming in the ocean

• only swim in swimming pools

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The best way to keep the ocean clean is to ______________________.

• skim trash regularly

• establish regulations for safety and environmental regulations

• stop using the ocean as a resource

• start a war to take over the ocean as our own resource

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Which answer choice below is human behavior that may help prevent a sixth mass extinction?

• habitat loss: clearing a 400 acre forest to build a new shopping mall.

• pollution from factories and automobiles.

• burning fossil fuels: using natural resources, like coal, to heat homes or power factories.

• solar energy; using the sun as a source of energy to heat our buildings and provide electric power.

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