What are four ways an individual can reduce energy consumption everyday? Which of these would you consider doing and why?

What will be an ideal response?


Possible answers include:Recycling.Switch to high-efficiency fluorescent lighting in your home.Use mass transit instead of individual automobiles.Drive higher-efficiency vehicles.Improve insulation in your home.Conduct or have an energy audit done in your home.Open windows and use fans (when hot outside).Use a programmable thermostat, or turn it up in wintertime and down in summer.Turn off electronics when not in use.Run laundry on cold water.

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What will be an ideal response?

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Beaches generally grow in ________and shrink in size in ________.

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