Acid rain effects include all of the following except
A. a reduction in the rate of chemical weathering observed in igneous rocks.
B. fish kills or decimation of any aquatic organism's population because of inhibition of egg hatching in acidic waters.
C. corrosion of building stone and marble statues and headstones.
D. defoliation of plants or reduction in viability of plants because of their lowered ability to extract necessary nutrients from soils.
Answer: A
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A. buy at a high altitude and sell at a low altitude. B. buy at a low altitude and sell at a high altitude. C. disregard altitude because it makes no difference. D. none of the above
Tradable pollution rights
A. are not a market strategy to reduce pollution and resource waste. B. does not allow companies to save unused credits for future use. C. can be effective, depending on where the initial limits are set and the rate at which they are reduced. D. have not been successful in reducing sulfur dioxide emissions in the U.S. E. can be used only for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The greatest amounts of vegetable biodiversity loss in North America, and probably around the world, occurred
A) due to the Columbian Exchange. B) in the 19th century. C) in the 20th century. D) since the start of the 21st century.
If you were a petroleum geologist searching for oil deposits (derived from ancient biomass), why would you want to know the positioning of these landmasses hundreds of millions of years ago? What climate region would you look for?
What will be an ideal response?