The purchase by a power company of an area of ground on which to build a power plant is an example of the tragedy of the commons
What will be an ideal response?
No, this is normal economics. The tragedy of the commons refers to cases in
which there is no economic exchange, but costs are shunted onto others who are not
recompensed (if such recompense be possible) for their losses.
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A) higher B) infinite C) zero D) lower
A beam of light in air is incident at an angle of 24.0° to the surface of a rectangular block of clear plastic (n = 1.46). The light beam first passes through the block and re-emerges from the opposite side into air at what angle to the normal to that surface?
a. 36° b. 16° c. 24.0° d. 29° e. 0.64°
A stature that is 3.0 cm tall statue is 24 cm in front of a concave mirror. The magnitude of the radius of curvature of the mirror is 20 cm
(a) Is the image real or virtual? (b) How far is the image from the mirror? (c) Is the image upright or inverted? (d) How tall is the image?
A modern geologic theory that considers Earth's lithosphere to be made up of moving plates is known as
a. the principle of uniformity. b. the law of superposition. c. the Moho concept. d. plate tectonics.