An interacting group of parts that is fueled by energy and works to accomplish the movement of matter or energy is called:
A) a system. B) a sphere. C) a collection. D) a threshold.
A
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Ali Farka Touré, known as the Bluesman of Africa, hailed from which nation in Africa?
A) Senegal B) Mali C) Ghana D) Burkina Faso E) Nigeria
Match the rock phrase or term with the correct type of sedimentary rock or rock forming process.
Group A:
- Evaporation is a key process.
- Involve something alive or that once lived.
- Water velocity plays a key role in texture.
- Biochemical
- Chemical
- Clastic
Which of the following is a good example of a physical entity that is a hazard to public health?
A) In much of the United States, mosquitoes are known to transmit West Nile virus to people. B) The use of condoms is known to reduce the risk of most sexually transmitted diseases. C) An earthquake kills more than 200,000 people in Haiti and destroys countless homes, roads and buildings. D) Levels of mercury in some lakes result in dangerous levels of mercury found in fish sold to consumers.
A small orchid plant that is found only on a tiny island in the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of Florida, has been listed as an endangered species. Which agency was responsible for listing this plant as endangered?
a. National Marine Fisheries Service b. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service c. U.S. Botanical Survey d. International Commission on Rare Plants e. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species