After graduation, you are moving to southern California for a great job. You will need to change your water consumption habits because you have been living in an area with plenty of water and it has not been an issue. (Note: Use your own region if it is applicable.) Describe five things you can do to conserve water.
What will be an ideal response?
Should include at least some of the following, but may include others as well.
? don't flush every time you use the toilet
? don't let the faucet run when washing hands, dishes, or brushing teeth
? take shorter showers
? use water-efficient plumbing fixtures
? check for leaky plumbing
? xeriscaping
? use recycled (gray) water for outside uses (if possible)-watering lawn, washing car, etc.
? run dishwasher only when full
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A. some years increasing and other years decreasing. B. increasing. C. remaining about the same. D. decreasing.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. European rulers encouraged African manufacturing development. 2. Reliance on exports of raw materials has raised local incomes in Africa South of the Sahara. 3. After the end of the Cold War, outside countries that had sought allies in Africa ignored them. 4. African cultural, economic, and political values encourage small families. 5. The restructuring programs of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are appropriate for the countries of Africa South of the Sahara.
Nearly 300 million years ago, dragonflies existed that were the size of large hawks today. Some scientists believe that these giants could fly then, but not today, because oxygen levels in the atmosphere were much greater
If oxygen levels 300 million years ago were 50% higher than today, what percentage of the atmosphere would have consisted of oxygen for these giant dragonflies? A) 30% B) 20% C) 10% D) 2%
The entire flux of water into the atmosphere is represented by ________
A) evapotranspiration B) runoff C) evaporation D) percolation E) transpiration