Category: Social studies

Are you accelerating if you are slowing down? If you always choose the current direction of motion as positive, then an object that is slowing down will always have a negative acceleration. Is deceleration negative acceleration? Deceleration always refers to acceleration in the direction opposite to the direction of the velocity. Deceleration always reduces speed. […]

What substance allows drawing media to be shaped into sticks? -Although some media are naturally occurring, most of today’s media are manufactured, usually by combining powdered “pigment” (coloring material) with a “binder” – a substance that allow it to be shaped into sticks (for dry media), to be suspended in fluid (for liquid media), & […]

Which of the following are characteristics of effective group leaders? The most effective leaders have the following traits in common. Share Their Vision. Lead By Example. Demonstrate Integrity. Communicate Effectively. Make Hard Decisions. Recognize Success. Empower Others. Motivate and Inspire. Which of the following is are characteristic of an ineffective group member? Ineffective teams have […]

What were the unique aspects of Vietnamese civilization? Spoken language not related to Chinese, strong tradition of village autonomy, favored nuclear family to extended household, never developed the clan networks, Vietnamese women had more freedom and influence both within the family and in society, different style of clothing, cockfight, chewed betel nut, and blackened … […]

What type of care that is designed to reduce pain and suffering and help individuals die with dignity is known as? Palliative care is specialized medical care for people living with a serious illness, such as cancer or heart failure. Patients in palliative care may receive medical care for their symptoms, or palliative care, along […]

What is spatial scale in ecology? Scale. In spatial ecology, scale refers to the spatial extent of ecological processes and the spatial interpretation of the data. The response of an organism or a species to the environment is particular to a specific scale, and may respond differently at a larger or smaller scale. What is […]

How was the ice age shaped in New York? Over the last two million years, New York has experienced several Ice Ages interspersed with warm periods. Gigantic glaciers covered the state, and then retreated. Each wiped the landscape nearly clean—changing the course of rivers, widening valleys, and rounding mountaintops. What NYS landscape region is a […]

Which tax is the largest source of government revenue? The individual income tax has been the largest single source of federal revenue since 1950, amounting to about 50 percent of the total and 8.1 percent of GDP in 2019 (figure 3). Where does Georgia get most of its revenue? In Georgia in fiscal year 2015, […]

Which of the following is an example of cyclical unemployment during a recession? An example of cyclical unemployment is when construction workers were laid off during the Great Recession following the financial crisis of 2008. With the housing market struggling, construction of new homes fell dramatically, leading to a rise in cyclical unemployment for construction […]

What type of economy is found in most countries? Key Takeaways: A free market economy is one where supply and demand regulate production and labor as opposed to the government. Most countries’ economies contain elements of both free market and command economies. What kind of economy does our country have? The United States has a […]