Since 1960, pesticide use has increased ________ worldwide
A) twofold B) fivefold C) sixfold D) fourfold E) threefold
D
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A. burning of tissues. B. disruption of cardiac rhythm. C. contraction of muscles. D. all of the above
Sediment scraped off the subducting plate builds up in a(n) ________
A) horst B) delta C) accretionary wedge D) basin
You are the chief executive officer (CEO) of a large bus company that transports passengers long distances across the United States
You want to be environmentally "friendly" and are considering replacing your older buses with those that run on hydrogen fuel. However, your executive board dislikes the idea. Which one of the following arguments is valid and could be used by the board to dissuade you from adding hydrogen-fueled buses to your fleet? A) Hydrogen vehicles are actually more polluting than gasoline-powered buses, so the environmentally friendly thing to do would be to add gasoline-powered buses to the fleet. B) Hydrogen vehicles are unsafe and have been known to spontaneously combust when rear-ended. C) Hydrogen vehicles have a range of only around 50 miles, and they take hours to refuel, so hydrogen buses would not be a wise choice for vehicles traveling across the country. D) It may be difficult along some bus routes to find gas stations that sell hydrogen fuel.
Of the following temperatures, which of the following is closest to the official low temperature in degrees Celsius (and degrees Fahrenheit) ever recorded on Earth?
A) 0 (32) B) -10 (14) C) -50 (-58) D) -100 (-148) E) -140 (-228)