In the northeastern section of the United States, many homes during the winter months are heated by furnaces that burn fuel oil. Calculate the amount of CO2 released into the atmosphere by 100,000 homes if each house consumes on average 800 gallons of fuel oil during this period.

What will be an ideal response?


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A) sorted; sorted B) unsorted; unsorted C) unsorted; sorted D) sorted; unsorted

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Which of the following places will have the greatest annual difference between summer and winter temperatures?

A) Miami, Florida (25°N, 80°W), located on the Atlantic coast B) Fargo, North Dakota (46°N, 96°W), located near the geographic center of North America C) Sacramento, California (38°N, 121°W), located eight miles from Pacific coast D) Orlando, Florida (28°N, 81°W), located sixty miles from the Atlantic coast E) San Francisco, California (38°N, 120°W), located on the Pacific coast

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An example of an intangible resource is

A. a biogeochemical cycle. B. sunlight. C. beauty. D. iron.

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