Question

1. electricity can be generated from a variety of sources, including fossil fuels, nuclear power, solar cells, wind turbines, and geothermal energy. which of the following is an environmental cost of burning fossil fuels that is not a cost associated with the use of the other energy resources?

alteration of habitats, which results from building power plants on land

radioactive pollutants, which may be accidentally released at power plants

a disruption of the water cycle, which is caused by the use of water at power plants

global climate change, which is caused by the transfer of carbon to the atmosphere

Explanation:

Building power - plants for other energy sources can also cause habitat alteration and water - cycle disruption. Nuclear power has radioactive pollutants. Burning fossil fuels releases large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere, contributing to global climate change, which is not a cost associated with solar, wind, geothermal in the same way.

Answer:

global climate change, which is caused by the transfer of carbon to the atmosphere