Each year, the U.S. economic system encourages an increase in the flow of matter and energy that ends up as waste, pollution, and low-quality energy.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
Our high-consumption, high-waste economy is devoted to boosting economic growth by promoting ever-expanding flows of matter and energy to produce more goods and services. This process produces large amounts of waste, pollution, and waste energy.
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A. Newton's first law of motion B. Newton's second law of motion C. gravity D. friction
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A. Iran B. Russia C. Saudi Arabia D. Iraq
The English language has a very complex grammar
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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a. The Homo lineage evolved from australopithecines. b. The hominoids separated from the great apes. c. The Cro-Magnons diverged from Neanderthals. d. The hominids separated from lesser apes. e. The hominoids separated from anthropoids.