Human Impact on the Environment Answers

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What are sustainable use practices?

any materials that exist in nature and that are used by humans

the managed consumption of natural resources to prevent their depletion or environmental destruction

the deployment of fossil fuels to environments that previously did not have access to such resources

ways in which individuals are able to conserve native animal and plant species

Which describes the greenhouse effect?

an artificial process

a dangerous process

a natural process

a new process

Why are invasive species dangerous to the environment?

They pollute the environment.

They are all voracious predators.

They threaten biodiversity.

They are nonrenewable.

Freshwater can be renewed, but environmentalists consider it nonrenewable. Why is there a contradiction in classification?

Freshwater is recycled through the use of irrigation, bathing, and everyday use.

Freshwater is easily polluted or depleted before it can be replaced.

Freshwater evaporates and condenses, and then precipitation returns it to the lakes.

Freshwater is highly affected by global warming, and is quickly evaporating.

Which results from an increase in the greenhouse effect?

continental shifts

wildfires

volcanic eruptions

global warming

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