(1) the nation's energy use is largely dependent on fossil fuels. (2) these fuels are nonrenewable resources, and they cause pollution. (3) we cannot continue our reliance on a fuel that will eventually run out. (4) thus, we must find other ways to sustain our energy demands. (5) pursuing alternative fuel sources is the key to solving our energy crisis. (6) through different technologies, such as solar cells, scientists have learned to use the sun’s radiation to create electricity. (7) currently, about 1 percent of energy in the united states is produced by the sun, and solar energy has the potential to become a more widely used energy source. (8) solar energy is both inexhaustible and clean. (9) the major limit to this alternative source is that equipment is expensive. (10) developing a cost-effective way to harness the power of the sun will be a significant development in solving our energy crisis. which sentence references a counterclaim against the use of solar energy? sentence 3 sentence 7 sentence 8 sentence 9

How does the map develop the central idea that scholars at jundi shapur spread the knowledge of sugar? the map illustrates the spread of sugar from new guinea to persia. the map shows that sugar was being refined primarily in the north rather than the south. the map illustrates the spread of knowledge about refined sugar processing to egypt. the map illustrates that people in china knew how to refine sugar and shared this knowledge. the answer is c

Which word in this excerpt from act i, scene i, of richard iii means “to listen”

The following excerpts that illustrate darl's and cash's points of view from william faulkner's as i lay dying: from darl: tull's wagon stands beside the spring, hitched to the rail, the reins wrapped about the seat stanchion. in the wagon bed are two chairs. jewel stops at the spring and takes the gourd from the willow branch and drinks. i pass him and mount the path, beginning to hear cash's saw. when i reach the top he has quit sawing. standing in a litter of chips, he is fitting two of the boards together. between the shadow spaces they are yellow as gold, like soft gold, bearing on their flanks in smooth undulations the marks of the adze blade: a good carpenter, cash is. he holds the two planks on the trestle, fitted along the edges in a quarter of the finished box. he kneels and squints along the edge of them, then he lowers them and takes up the adze. a good carpenter. addie bundren could not want a better one, better box to lie in. it will give her confidence and comfort. i go on to the house, followed by the chuck. chuck. chuck.of the adze.from cash: i made it on the bevel.there is more surface for the nails to grip.there is twice the gripping-surface to each seam.the water will have to seep into it on a slant. water moves easiest up and down or straight across.in a house people are upright two thirds of the time. so the seams and joints are made up-and-down. because the stress is up-and-down.in a bed where people lie down all the time, the joints and seams are made sideways, because the stress is sideways.except.a body is not square like a crosstie.animal magnetism.the animal magnetism of a dead body makes the stress come slanting, so the seams and joints of a coffin are made on a bevel.compare how the two narrators tell the story of addie bundren's impending death. is either narrator reliable? explain what the reader learns about each narrator. be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.