What innovative environmental policy did Oregon put into practice to limit and protect its natural environment from unbridled growth?
A) Urban growth boundaries
B) City limits
C) Road tolls
D) Wildlife conservation areas
A
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A. the rate at which temperature changes in a rising or descending parcel of unsaturated air B. the rate at which latent heat energy is released in a rising air parcel C. the rate at which an air parcel rises D. the rate at which volume changes when a parcel expands or is compressed
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A) The stream will saturate the slope and generate a mudflow. B) The stream erodes the toe of the slope, which results in the slope becoming oversteepened. C) Upslope trees will be removed, reducing slope strength. D) The stream will deposit extra sediment on the slope, increasing the weight on the slope.
A(n) ________ detects swelling and possible eruption in a volcano
A) tiltmeter B) anemometer C) seismograph D) ceilometer E) frightened graduate student