Which of the Following Statements About Sustainable Development Is Most

question 80

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about sustainable development is most accurate?

• A) A company that makes its furniture from rare tropical woods is practicing sustainable development.
• B) Currently, sustainable development is a luxury in which only large multinational companies can engage.
• C) sustainable development is achieved when a firm's sales growth rate increases an average of 1 to 2 percent a year for a period of at least five years.
• D) A mining company that replants native vegetation after mining operations cease practices sustainable development.
• E) Unfortunately, only a small number of consumers care whether a company practices sustainable development.

Differentiate between electrically neutral atoms and ions.

Identify acids, bases, and their roles in chemical reactions.

Explain the formation and importance of covalent bonds.

Interpret the pH scale and the concentration of hydrogen and hydroxide ions in solutions.

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Definitions:

Oil And Gas

Natural hydrocarbon resources extracted from the Earth, used as fuels and in the production of chemical compounds.

Coal

A combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock formed from ancient plant material, used as fuel.

Oil Shale

Oil shale is a type of sedimentary rock that contains kerogen, a solid mix of organic chemical compounds from which liquid hydrocarbons can be produced, like shale oil.

Methane

A colorless, odorless flammable gas that is the simplest member of the alkane hydrocarbons, with a chemical formula of CH4.