The text offers which of the following as a key example of a “linear system,” wherein components are spread out, easy to segregate, substitutable, and have little feedback between each other?
a. Nuclear power
b. Automobile transportation
c. Religiosity and miracles
d. The valuation of national parks
b. Automobile transportation
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b. clear, calm nights. c. cloudy, windy days. d. clear, calm days.
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A. ability to trap oxygen. B. high specific heat capacity. C. poor heat conductivity. D. bottom temperature above that of freezing.
An exothermic reaction is a reaction
A. where there is a net adsorption of energy from a reaction. B. that requires heat as a reactant. C. where the products have more energy than the reactants. D. all of the above E. none of the above