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Sustainability

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Sustainable means
a)
using a lot of energy
b)
being able to last for a long time by creating as much as you use
c)
Being able to cause a stain
2.
Your Ecological or Carbon Footprint is the ratio of 
a)
the amount of resources you use to the amount of resources available
b)
how many people there are on earth to how much space we have on earth
c)
people to cars
d)
robots available to robots needed
3.
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Solar
d)
Biomass
4.
Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......
a)
require expensive equipment
b)
take millions of years to replace
c)
can be found all over 
d)
provide all the energy we use
5.

What are examples of non-renewable resources?

a)

Oil, coal and solar energy.

b)

Gas, coal and water.

c)

Oil, gas and wind.

d)

Oil, gas and coal.

6.
The “Three Rs” are “Reduce, Reuse, Renewables”
a)
True
b)
False
7.
What is NOT a sustainable practice?
a)
recycling
b)
reducing
c)
reusing
d)
buying 
8.

The main idea of sustainability is to act responsibly so that the resources on the planet will be able to _____________many generations to come.

a)

feed

b)

wipe out

c)

support

d)

clothe

9.

Also known as the World Commission on Environment and Development, was created in 1983 to address the growing concern about environment, economic and social issues.

(a)  

10.

This is defined as focusing on improving the quality of life for all of the Earth's citizens without increasing the use of natural resources beyond the capacity of the environment to supply them indefinitely.

(a)  

11.

The following, except one are the pillars of sustainability:

a)

Environment

b)

Ethics

c)

Economic

d)

Social

12.

This pillar of sustainability refers to issues such as human rights, peace, security, justice, gender equality, and cultural diversity, among others.

(a)  

13.

Which statement defines what sustainability is?

a)

Making sure everyone has access to all the resources they want

b)

Meeting the needs of everyone now so that they always have access to any resource that they want.

c)

Meeting the needs of populations now without compromising the needs of future generations

d)

Meeting the needs of populations now and those in the future.

14.

A certain area of the Indian ocean is expected to dry up and become a desert over thousands of years. What will happen to the sustainability of this ocean?

a)

Sustainability would increase because the number of species would increase

b)

Sustainability would remain the same

c)

Sustainability would decrease because the number of species would decrease

d)

Not enough information is given