The avoidance of making decisions that cannot be reversed later if they turn out to be harmful is called the ____.

A. precautionary principle
B. net energy principle
C. reversibility principle
D. prevention principle
E. polluter-pays principle


Answer: C

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a.) one block has moved downward and the other moved horizontally along a vertical fault b.) both blocks have moved horizontally in opposite directions along an inclined fault c.) the hanging wall block has moved up relative to the footwall block along an inclined fault. d.) the block above the fault plane has moved backwards with respect to the other block

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Because the glory forms opposite the Sun's position, the observer's shadow will always be found within the glory

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following is not true of carbon monoxide?

a. It is a colorless, odorless gas. b. It is highly toxic. c. It forms during the incomplete combustion of carbon-containing materials. d. It reacts with hemoglobin in red blood cells and reduces the body's ability to transport oxygen. e. It readily bio-accumulates and builds up in the fatty tissues of many aquatic organisms.

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Heat flows ________

A) from hot to cold B) from cold to hot C) in both directions D) in neither direction

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