Give three ethical principles that can be brought to bear on "the perfect moral storm."
What will be an ideal response?
"(1) Climate change is a global ‘storm,' one where the wealthy nations are able to shape what is done about it, possibly to the detriment of the poorer nations; (2) it is also an intergenerational storm, where the present generation has the power to affect future generations, who have no voice in the matter; (3) and third it is a theoretical storm, in that the climate change threat is unprecedented and lacks adequate moral theories to give guidance for appropriate actions." The precautionary principle, the polluter pays principle, and the equity principle are three ethical principles that speak to the moral issues.
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A) an example of creep.
B) an earth flow.
C) a rock fall.
D) a rock avalanche.
Streams can lengthen their drainage courses by the process of headward erosion
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Soils are an important resource for all the following reasons except
A. they are a source of aluminum. B. they are a renewable resource. C. they are the essential medium for growing food. D. they are a source for building materials.
A crystal with a well-defined shape, such as a cube, probably
A. does not have a well-defined cleavage. B. grew early and so was forced to grow around other minerals. C. does not reflect the arrangement of atoms in the lattice. D. will react with dilute hydrochloric acid. E. None of these choices are correct.