If you lived adjacent to an unpaved road that generated a lot of dust in your home, what could you do to diminish the dust (besides paving the road)?

What will be an ideal response?


I would water the road on busy days because the moisture causes cohesion of the dust grains. The cohesive grains are not as easily picked up by the wind as are dry grains.

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What is punctuated equilibrium?

a. another word for phyletic gradualism b. the idea that species remain stable for long periods, then evolve rapidly c. the idea that new species originate from small changes d. a phenomenon that occurs in divergent, but not convergent, evolution e. an idea that would garner more support if missing fossil links could be found

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We are most likely to sense rapid changes in pressure with

A) our ears. B) our eyes. C) our sense of touch. D) our sense of smell. E) our sense of taste.

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In terms of services, the U.S. is the world leader in ________ ________ and ________ ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Approximately how many of the earth's people are Muslim?

A) 500 million B) 1.3 billion C) 1.9 billion D) 2.4 billion E) 2.8 billion

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