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Human populations all over the world burn fossil fuels to power cars, planes, and generate electricity. Select the statement that best describes the long–term global effects of this behavior.

A.) Burning fossil fuels pollutes the environment and our heavy reliance on them creates a long–term problem because they are not a renewable resource. B.)Countries will not need to spend money on investigating other sources of energy because fossil fuels are abundant.
C.) Fossil fuels burn clean so the pollution problem is not really a source of concern for the future.
D.) As populations increase, the need for fossil fuels will decrease; therefore, there will always be an abundance.

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A.) Burning fossil fuels pollutes the environment and our heavy reliance on them creates a long-term problem because they are not a renewable resource.
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The correct answer to the question is :A) Burning fossil fuels pollutes the environment and our heavy reliance on them creates a long–term problem because they are not a renewable resource.

Step-by-step explanation:

Fossil fuels like natural gas, gasoline, petrol etc. are not renewable resources.They are not abundant at a large extent in our earth.

Most importantly the fossil fuels produce toxic substances and pollutants like carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, sulfur dioxide etc. These pollutants pollute our atmosphere at a greater extent, and it is the measure cause for global warming. They have a long term effect on our ecosystem.

Hence, the correct answer of this question is option A.

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