Why is the per capita ecological footprint for Japan much larger when compared to its total ecological footprint? (Examine large part of Figure 1.23)
What will be an ideal response?
While Japan is a small island with a small population, it is a highly industrialized nation and each individual consumes a large portion of resources.
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Why is the solution to pollution not always dilution?
A) Liquid pollutants cannot be dissolved in water. B) Some pollutants cannot be dissolved in any solvent. C) Some pollutants are toxic at such low concentrations that they cannot be practically diluted. D) Water itself is a pollutant.
Mesopotamia is located in the modern-day country of Syria
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
From this graph, one should conclude that
A. most of the energy input into the system goes toward changing temperature not changing state. B. most of the energy input into the system goes toward changing state, not to change temperature. C. none of these options are correct. D. most of the energy input into the system goes toward a more ordered, rigid, molecular structure.
What property of metal atoms account for many of the observed bulk phenomena seen in metal samples?
A) Metal atoms easily lose one or more outer electrons. B) Metal atoms easily gain one or more outer electrons. C) Metals readily form ionic bonds. D) Metals readily form covalent bonds. E) none of the above