CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) tries to prevent the extinction of species by ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Answer: asking countries to stop the international trade of body parts of endangered species

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The ________ scale is now the most commonly used to measure the size of large earthquakes. (Hint: It is not the Richter scale.)

What will be an ideal response?

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You have an air mass at 10°C that contains 1.8 grams of water vapor per kilogram of air (g/kg) (content). Air at 10°C has a maximum specific humidity of ______________ grams (capacity). Using the equation given at the beginning of Section 1, what is the present relative humidity of this air mass? ______________

Show your work:

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Which orogeny is largely responsible for creating the modern Rocky Mountains?

A) Nevadan Orogeny B) Taconic Orogeny C) Laramide Orogeny D) Alleghanian Orogeny

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An automobile can reach a certain maximum acceleration. When it tows an auto of equal mass, its maximum acceleration is

A. one-fourth. B. the same. C. half. D. one-third.

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