QUESTION 8A developer would like to build apartments in your town. Although these apartments would require clearing of forest land, a tradeoff that the town must consider is that the development of the area will increase biodiversity of the area the apartments will provide reasonably priced housing for many of its citizens the apartments will decrease automobile traffic in the area the apartments will decrease the amount of solid waste in the area1 points QUESTION 9Which of the following is a likely result of continued CFC release into the atmosphere? increased industrialization of the Earth increased incidence of mutations that lead to skin cancer decrease in water pollution increase in the release of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides1 points QUESTION 10Which of the following is the best practice to ensure resources are available for the future? construct wind turbines to generate electricity use natural gas to heat homes instead of coal promote an increase in the number of children each couple has decrease biodiversity of insects1 points QUESTION 11Which of the following is the best solution to the energy crisis that we face? use alternative fuel sources construct more power plants along rivers that are already polluted create more solid-waste landfills so they do not get too large encourage people to heat their homes with electricity1 points QUESTION 12A town in the Finger Lakes region would like to promote solutions to decrease the acidification of the lakes. Which of the following solutions should the town promote to help them in their effort? decreased motor boat traffic on the lake increased introduction of zebra mussels decreased use of CFCs protect the fish species living in the lake1 points QUESTION 13All of the following are reasons why humans are negatively impacting the environment except Humans do not consider how they are impacting the environment when they make decisions. Humans do not have the ability to do anything about these environmental problems. The human population continues to grow, which puts a strain on available resources. Humans are unaware of the negative impact of their actions and must be educated.1 points QUESTION 14A farmer would like to grow soybeans, which is a native plant to the area. The farmer purchases land, clears away the vegetation, and plants a field of soybeans. Which of the following correctly identifies the environmental issue in this scenario? There is no need to clear land to grow more food. There is plenty of food and resources on Earth to sustain Earth's population. Soybeans are an invasive species. The farmer must now spray his field with chemical pesticides because there are no other options for more eco-friendly approaches to get rid of pests. Planting a single crop in an area that was once filled with diverse vegetation decreases the biodiversity of the area.1 points QUESTION 15Laws require scrubbers on the smokestacks of coal-fired power plants to reduce the pollution. Which of the following effects is most likely due to the new pollution law? a slight increase in the pH of the rain a decline in life expectancy hunting of endangered species a decline in automobile use
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QUESTION 8A developer would like to build apartments in your town. Although these apartments would require clearing of forest land, a tradeoff that the town must consider is that the development of the area will increase biodiversity of the area the apartments will provide reasonably priced housing for many of its citizens the apartments will decrease automobile traffic in the area the apartments will decrease the amount of solid waste in the area1 points QUESTION 9Which of the following is a likely result of continued CFC release into the atmosphere? increased industrialization of the Earth increased incidence of mutations that lead to skin cancer decrease in water pollution increase in the release of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides1 points QUESTION 10Which of the following is the best practice to ensure resources are available for the future? construct wind turbines to generate electricity use natural gas to heat homes instead of coal promote an increase in the number of children each couple has decrease biodiversity of insects1 points QUESTION 11Which of the following is the best solution to the energy crisis that we face? use alternative fuel sources construct more power plants along rivers that are already polluted create more solid-waste landfills so they do not get too large encourage people to heat their homes with electricity1 points QUESTION 12A town in the Finger Lakes region would like to promote solutions to decrease the acidification of the lakes. Which of the following solutions should the town promote to help them in their effort? decreased motor boat traffic on the lake increased introduction of zebra mussels decreased use of CFCs protect the fish species living in the lake1 points QUESTION 13All of the following are reasons why humans are negatively impacting the environment except Humans do not consider how they are impacting the environment when they make decisions. Humans do not have the ability to do anything about these environmental problems. The human population continues to grow, which puts a strain on available resources. Humans are unaware of the negative impact of their actions and must be educated.1 points QUESTION 14A farmer would like to grow soybeans, which is a native plant to the area. The farmer purchases land, clears away the vegetation, and plants a field of soybeans. Which of the following correctly identifies the environmental issue in this scenario? There is no need to clear land to grow more food. There is plenty of food and resources on Earth to sustain Earth's population. Soybeans are an invasive species. The farmer must now spray his field with chemical pesticides because there are no other options for more eco-friendly approaches to get rid of pests. Planting a single crop in an area that was once filled with diverse vegetation decreases the biodiversity of the area.1 points QUESTION 15Laws require scrubbers on the smokestacks of coal-fired power plants to reduce the pollution. Which of the following effects is most likely due to the new pollution law? a slight increase in the pH of the rain a decline in life expectancy hunting of endangered species a decline in automobile use
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QUESTION 8 The tradeoff that the town must consider is that the apartments will provide reasonably priced housing for many of its citizens.
QUESTION 9 A likely result of continued CFC release into the atmosphere is an increased incidence of mutations that lead to skin cancer.
QUESTION 10 The best practice to ensure resources are available for the future is to construct wind turbines to generate electricity.
QUESTION 11 The best solution to the energy crisis that we face is to use alternative fuel sources.
QUESTION 12 The solution that the town should promote to help decrease the acidification of the lakes is decreased motor boat traffic on the lake.
QUESTION 13 The statement that is not a reason why humans are negatively impacting the environment is that humans do not have the ability to do anything about these environmental problems.
QUESTION 14 The environmental issue in this scenario is that planting a single crop in an area that was once filled with diverse vegetation decreases the biodiversity of the area.
QUESTION 15 The effect most likely due to the new pollution law is a slight increase in the pH of the rain.
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