Ethics in Environment

The natural resources used by society are limited by various factors. Why is coal considered a nonrenewable resource?

• Once coal is used up, it can never be replaced.
• Coal is a nonrenewable resource, because it comes from the impact of meteors with the Earth
• Coal was a renewable resource, until it was mismanaged by humans
• Coal is considered a nonrenewable resource, because it takes millions of years to form

Fossil fuels are an important natural resource used by society. Which of the following best describes fossil fuels?

• They are any liquid fuel derived from once-living matter.
  
• They are organic fuels derived from ancient plants and animals.
• They are fuels in which dinosaur fossils are commonly found.
• They are naturally occurring inorganic fuels like coal and petroleum.

Wind is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable
• Nonrenewable

Whether something causes damage to land, sea , air and living things

• Ethical Issue
• Cultural Issue
• Environmental Issue

Whether something is right or wrong in society or the workplace

• Ethical Issue
• Cultural Issue
• Environmental Issue

Which pair below are the two main sources of air pollution in urban (populated) areas?

• vehicles, volcanoes

• vehicles, industries

• Industries, agriculture

• All of the above

CFC's once used in many household products contributed to the creation of a(n) ______________.

• Acid rain
• temperature inversion
• smog cloud
• hole in the ozone layer

The ____________________ protects people from the effects of too much ultraviolet radiation.

• ozone layer
• smog layer
• cloud cover
• temperature inversion

The ozone layer is damaged by

• CFCs
• Increase in greenhouse gases
• Increased global temperatures
• Sulfuric and nitric acids

Global warming is due to 

• Greenhouse gases
• Nitric and sulfuric acids
• CFCs
• Ozone depletion