How do humans affect the oceans? Human activities affect marine life and marine habitats through overfishing, habitat loss, the introduction of invasive species, ocean pollution, ocean acidification and ocean warming. What role do humans play on Earth’s oceans? Humans have had a huge impact on the ocean. The main areas of human impact can be […]
Which type of thermal energy transfer warms your hand when you hold it near a glass of hot water?
Which type of thermal energy transfer warms your hand when you hold it near a glass of hot water? Radiation What way does heat flow? And unless people interfere, thermal energy — or heat — naturally flows in one direction only: from hot toward cold. Heat moves naturally by any of three means. The processes […]
What did the Native Americans use water for?
What did the Native Americans use water for? Beaver ponds provided the Blackfeet with water for daily life. The ponds also attracted animals, which meant the Blackfeet did not have to travel long distances to hunt. The Blackfeet did not need to travel for plants used for medicine or food, as well. What is the […]
What led Martin Luther to break with the Catholic church and establish the movement that we know as Protestantism?
What led Martin Luther to break with the Catholic church and establish the movement that we know as Protestantism? Martin Luther was a German monk who forever changed Christianity when he nailed his ’95 Theses’ to a church door in 1517, sparking the Protestant Reformation. Who led the movement to break away from the Catholic […]
Why is the amendment process important?
Why is the amendment process important? why is having a formal amendment process important? It helps make sure that the amendment is good and worthy of change, it also blocks special interest. once an amendment is proposed how many state legislatures must ratify it? The usual route is approval by three fourths of the nation’s […]
What fossils were found in the Grand Canyon?
What fossils were found in the Grand Canyon? The sedimentary rocks exposed throughout the canyon are rich with marine fossils such as crinoids, brachiopods, and sponges with several layers containing terrestrial fossils such as leaf and dragonfly wing impressions, and footprints of scorpions, centipedes, and reptiles. What other fossils might be found in the Redwall […]
What makes for a bad law?
Which is the appropriate budget policy during recession?
Which is the appropriate budget policy during recession? Expansionary fiscal policy is used to kick-start the economy during a recession. It boosts aggregate demand, which in turn increases output and employment in the economy. In pursuing expansionary policy, the government increases spending, reduces taxes, or does a combination of the two. How can the government […]
Is the law always ethical?
Is the law always ethical? In all legitimate cases of lawmaking, the law always has a moral purpose — generally, either to make people’s lives better and safer (e.g., seatbelt laws) or to protect some important right (e.g., food-labelling laws). After all, according to him, if a behaviour is legal (right now) then it is […]
What happens in chapter 6 in The Great Gatsby?
What happens in chapter 6 in The Great Gatsby? Gatsby seems nervous and agitated, and tells Tom awkwardly that he knows Daisy. Gatsby invites Tom and the Sloanes to stay for dinner, but they refuse. He is suspicious, but he has not yet discovered Gatsby and Daisy’s love. The following Saturday night, Tom and Daisy […]