Greenhouse gases absorb radiation from the_______and re-radiate it back toward the _________,which helps to maintain a normal range of _________ on Earth.
  • the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect
  • They threaten biodiversity.
  • EarthEarthtemperature
  • carbon dioxide and methane
landfill
  • an area containing buried waste
  • an increase in the average temperature on Earth
  • using a bike instead of a car
  • a carbon-containing energy source formed from the decomposition of prehistoric organisms
What is green building?Which of the following did you include in your answer? Check all that apply.
  • water vaporcarbon dioxidemethane
  • Green building (also known as green construction or sustainable building) refers to both a structure and the using of processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle: from siting to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and demolition.It is the practice of maximizing the efficiency with which buildings and their sites use resources (energy, water, and materials).It is the practice of minimizing building impacts on human health and the environment.Green building is also known as sustainable or high-performance building
  • Water is easily polluted or depleted before it can be replaced.
  • renewable resourcenonrenewable resourcerenewable resourcerenewable resourcenonrenewable resource
Identify the greenhouse gases that make the greenhouse effect possible. Check all that apply.
  • True
  • human activitynatural fluctuations
  • water vaporcarbon dioxidemethane
  • renewable resourcenonrenewable resourcerenewable resourcerenewable resourcenonrenewable resource
How do you think humans might affect the environment? Check all that apply.
  • They are the managed consumption of natural resources to prevent their depletion or the destruction of the environment.
  • a carbon-containing energy source formed from the decomposition of prehistoric organisms
  • using a bike instead of a car
  • by adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere.by polluting the land, water, and air.by creating landfills
What is the purpose of the "spine" of vegetation in the Fusionopolis building? Check all that apply.It insulates the complex in the summer.It insulates the complex in the winter.It provides passive cooling in the summer.It provides passive cooling in the winter.
  • increased melting iceincreased sea levelincreased heat-related deaths
  • burning fossil fuelsdeforestationlivestocklandfillsagriculturesewage treatment
  • It insulates the complex in the winter.It provides passive cooling in the summer.
  • can be reconstructed from existing buildingscreate healthy indoor environments for human useencompass landscaping with native plants
Why are invasive species dangerous to the environment? Check all that apply.They outcompete native species for resources.They compete for native mates and reproduce slowly.They cause harm to property that can cause economic loss.They disrupt food chains
  • They outcompete native species for resources.They cause harm to property that can cause economic loss.They disrupt food chains
  • They are the managed consumption of natural resources to prevent their depletion or the destruction of the environment.
  • It is a structure that isolates waste from the surrounding environment.It is a planned structure that buries trash in the ground.
  • can be reconstructed from existing buildingscreate healthy indoor environments for human useencompass landscaping with native plants
Which of the following are possible causes of global warming? Check all that apply.human activitydifferences in emitted energy from Earthnatural fluctuationschanges in distance to the Sunpoor measurement
  • can be reconstructed from existing buildingscreate healthy indoor environments for human useencompass landscaping with native plants
  • using a bike instead of a car
  • increased melting iceincreased sea levelincreased heat-related deaths
  • human activitynatural fluctuations
Which of the following are characteristics of green buildings? Check all that apply.can be reconstructed from existing buildingscreate healthy indoor environments for human userequire larger amounts of water to be usedencompass landscaping with native plants
  • burning fossil fuelsdeforestationlivestocklandfillsagriculturesewage treatment
  • can be reconstructed from existing buildingscreate healthy indoor environments for human useencompass landscaping with native plants
  • human activitynatural fluctuations
  • It is a structure that isolates waste from the surrounding environment.It is a planned structure that buries trash in the ground.
What is a landfill? Check all that apply.It is a pile of trash collected from humans.It is a structure that isolates waste from the surrounding environment.It is a dump formed to hold human trash.It is a planned structure that buries trash in the ground.
  • It is a structure that isolates waste from the surrounding environment.It is a planned structure that buries trash in the ground.
  • It insulates the complex in the winter.It provides passive cooling in the summer.
  • They outcompete native species for resources.They cause harm to property that can cause economic loss.They disrupt food chains
  • can be reconstructed from existing buildingscreate healthy indoor environments for human useencompass landscaping with native plants
global warming
  • a material that exists in nature and is used by humans
  • an increase in the average temperature on Earth
  • the introduction of contaminants into a natural environment
  • a natural material that is used by humans and can be replaced
renewable resource
  • a natural process by which Earth's surface is heated by certain gases in the atmosphere, helping to maintain the normal range of temperatures on Earth
  • a natural material that is used by humans and can be replaced
  • a material that exists in nature and is used by humans
  • the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect
greenhouse gases
  • the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect
  • a natural material that is used by humans and can be replaced
  • a natural process by which Earth's surface is heated by certain gases in the atmosphere, helping to maintain the normal range of temperatures on Earth
  • the introduction of contaminants into a natural environment
Why is the roof of the Hearst Tower designed to collect rainwater? Check all that apply.to reduce the amount of water dumped into the city's sewer systemto replace water lost to evaporation in the office air-conditioning systemto add drinking water to the water fountainsto irrigate the plants and trees throughout the buildingto humidify and chill the tower's ten-story atrium
  • nonrenewable resourcerenewable resource
  • to replace water lost to evaporation in the office air-conditioning systemto irrigate the plants and trees throughout the buildingto humidify and chill the tower's ten-story atrium
  • They outcompete native species for resources.They cause harm to property that can cause economic loss.They disrupt food chains
  • It is a structure that isolates waste from the surrounding environment.It is a planned structure that buries trash in the ground.
Fossil Fuel
  • the managed consumption of natural resources to prevent their depletion or the destruction of the environment
  • a carbon-containing energy source formed from the decomposition of prehistoric organisms
  • a species that is introduced to a new ecosystem, becomes established in that ecosystem, and threatens local biodiversity
  • an area containing buried waste
greenhouse effect
  • the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect
  • a natural process
  • a natural process by which Earth's surface is heated by certain gases in the atmosphere, helping to maintain the normal range of temperatures on Earth
  • a natural material that is used by humans and cannot be replaced
sustainable use
  • They are the managed consumption of natural resources to prevent their depletion or the destruction of the environment.
  • a carbon-containing energy source formed from the decomposition of prehistoric organisms
  • the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect
  • the managed consumption of natural resources to prevent their depletion or the destruction of the environment
Identify whether each of the following is a renewable or nonrenewable resource.tree: coal: fresh water: fish: oil:
  • land pollutionair pollutionwater pollution
  • water vaporcarbon dioxidemethane
  • renewable resourcenonrenewable resourcerenewable resourcerenewable resourcenonrenewable resource
  • nonrenewable resourcerenewable resource
pollution
  • a material that exists in nature and is used by humans
  • the introduction of contaminants into a natural environment
  • an increase in the average temperature on Earth
  • the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect
Identify which type of pollution is caused by each of the following activities.mining: driving cars: oil spills:
  • True
  • land pollutionair pollutionwater pollution
  • water vaporcarbon dioxidemethane
  • Water is easily polluted or depleted before it can be replaced.
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