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

A
Freshwater is recycled through the use of irrigation, bathing, and everyday use.
B
Freshwater is easily polluted or depleted before it can be replaced.
C
Freshwater evaporates and condenses, and then precipitation returns it to the lakes.
D
Freshwater is highly affected by global warming, and is quickly evaporating.
3

Why are invasive species dangerous to the environment?

A
They pollute the environment.
B
They are all voracious predators.
C
They threaten biodiversity.
D
They are nonrenewable.
4

Which results from an increase in the greenhouse effect?

A
continental shifts
B
wildfires
C
volcanic eruptions
D
global warming
5

Scientists predict that we will eventually use up all available fossil fuels. Which list includes only fossil fuels?

A
wood, natural gas, and coal
B
natural gas, coal, and oil
C
wood, natural gas, and solar
D
coal, oil, and solar
7

As the human population grows, what happens to our natural-resource requirements?

A
They increase.
B
They decrease.
C
They do not change.
D
They go in cycles.
8

Which is a sustainable practice?

A
operating wind farms
B
clear cutting
C
flood irrigation
D
overfishing
9

A new highly nutritious crop is going to be planted in an area where it has never been planted before. Which is the most likely outcome of such an event?

A
positive as it malnourishes the local population
B
positive as it changes local biodiversity
C
negative as it threatens local biodiversity
D
negative as it malnourishes the local population
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Which is a consequence of global warming?

A
cooling oceans
B
growing glaciers
C
less frequent hurricanes
D
rising sea levels

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