Sustainability

What is sustainability?

• having a stain on your shirt

• living in a way that will let people meet their needs in the future

• having a bunch of energy

• planting trees

What is one way to sustain water?

• run the water all the time

• take very long showers

• catch rain water in tanks

A research team has developed a "bio-battery" which runs on ______.

• electricity

• sugar

• chemicals

• vegetables

To help make the air more sustainable for the future, you should __________.

• use your bike as transportation as often you can

• keep you car running while in the store

• do not carpool to work or school

Over _____ percent of the world's food is now grown in cities.

• 50

• 80

• 10

• 25

TRUE or FALSE: Xeriscaping saves water by using native plants and trees that need to be watered very often.

• True

• False

What are "green roofs"

• having green shingles on your house

• having soil and plants on your roof

• painting your roof green

• having energy on top of your house

What benefit does a green roof have for your house?

• cools buildings in the summer and warms them in the winter

• makes you pick weeds on the roof

• gives you electricity

What are the 3 R's?

• Reduce

• Reuse

• Recycle

• All of the above

What is an alternative source of energy?

• solar power

• wind

• biofuel

• all of the above