What is an essential characteristic that indicates whether a resource should be categorized as a renewable resource?
a. It must be an energy resource.
b. It must be a biological resource.
c. It must be recyclable.
d. It must have the capacity to be replenished within days to several hundred years.
e. It must have the capacity to be utilized for immediate economic benefit.
D
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Which of the following is true about a molecule which contains three polar bonds each of which have the same degree of polarity?
A) The molecule will always be polar. B) The molecule will never be polar. C) The molecule will be polar if the electron distribution is tetrahedral. D) None of the above is true.
The Taliban was founded by
A) Pakistani supported terrorists. B) Warlords desiring power after Soviet withdrawal. C) Marxist-oriented reformers. D) Muslim religious students desiring improvement from anarchic conditions. E) Buddhists extremists.
Steam burns are more damaging than burns caused by boiling water because steam
A) gives up additional energy when it condenses. B) has more energy per kilogram than boiling water. C) both A and B D) neither A nor B
Tsunami that reach the shallow water slow down due to ________.
A. friction with the bottom and internal turbulence B. changes in the density of seawater C. interference from seismic waves D. an increase in wavelength E. wind-blown waves crashing at the shoreline