Sustainability Review

What does sustainability mean?

• Making sure the planet and its resources can continue to provide life

• using only fossil fuels

• using only non-renewable resources

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What is NOT a sustainable practice?

• recycling

• reusing

• reducing

• buying

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Which of the following sources of energy is non-renewable?

• sun

• water

• oil

• wind

What is one of the areas of the ocean called where marine debris (garbage) has combined due to the ocean currents?

• The Great Pacific Dump Truck

• #Smelly

• The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

• The Great Pacific Pristine Pool

Organic waste, like fruits and vegetables, is considered:

• biodegradable

• non-biodegradable

Energy from the sun is known as...

• hydroelectric energy

• solar energy

• geothermal energy

• wind energy

Oil, natural gas and coal are called _____________ resources.

• disappearing

• natural

• conservation

• non-renewable

Why are Australian roofs NOT crammed with solar panels?

• they are ugly

• expensive start-up cost

• they don't have enough information

• people enjoy paying bills

The advantage of solar energy includes the fact that it is:

• non-renewable

• expensive

• clean energy (no pollution)

• absent at night

This type of power uses the motion of water to turn turbines, creating electricity:

• hydro

• biomass

• wind

• solar