10 Questions
What is the main concern regarding water resources?
Water pollution
What is the phrase coined by Australian agricultural scientist Gordon McClymont?
Sustainable agriculture
What is the percentage of fresh water that is frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps?
Slightly over two thirds
What is the method of growing only one crop at a time in a given field called?
Monoculture
What is the estimated percentage of worldwide water used in industry?
22%
What is the definition of a renewable resource?
A natural resource which will replenish to replace the portion depleted by usage and consumption, either through natural reproduction or other recurring processes in a finite amount of time in a human time scale.
What are perpetual resources?
Resources with a recovery rate unlikely to ever exceed a human time scale.
What is a key indicator of a resource's sustainability?
A positive life-cycle assessment.
Give an example of a renewable energy resource.
Solar, geothermal, and wind power.
Under what conditions can water be considered a renewable resource?
When carefully controlled usage and temperature, treatment, and release are followed.
Test your knowledge about renewable resources, which are natural resources that can replenish to replace the portion depleted by usage and consumption. Learn about the characteristics and significance of renewable resources in Earth's natural environment.
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