Two scientists are debating the responsibility of humans to the environment. the first debater says, "we should maintain the environment in its most natural state as if we hadn't been here at all." the second says, "we should use the environmental resources available to us but not abuse them." which two scientists discussed in this chapter would have made these comments, respectively?
emerson; thoreau
pinchot; hetchy
hetchy; muir
muir; pinchot

Say whether each of the following statements relates to the influence on weathering by rock composition, rock properties, or climate. 1.exposed rock in the mountains of alaska 2.a lack of fractures in an outcrop3.quartz is rarely affected by dissolution, hydrolysis, or oxidation4.high porosity (a large amount of space between grains in a rock)5.rocks on the coast of a tropical island6.minerals that dissolve in the presence of waterthe good earth/chapter 9: weathering and soils weathering ratesthe good earth/chapter 9: weathering and soilscompositional control1.weathering is faster in rocks composed of weaker material or material that is easily converted to weaker material (such as feldspars)2.weathering is faster in rocks made up of minerals that dissolve in water (salt, gypsum)3.weathering is slower in rocks made of resistant materials (quartz)rock property control1.weathering is faster in rocks that allow air and water in (porous, fractured)2.fractures are natural weathering surfaces3.igneous and metamorphic rocks generally have low porosity –do you think they are particularly susceptible to weathering

Select the correct answer from each drop down menu. among these figures figure and blank have the same volume. 1 a c e 2 b d

Complete the activity titled "comparative urban environments." every city is shaped by different cultural forces. in one to two paragraphs, contrast the culture of two different cities from this activity: new york and buenos aires. what makes these cities stand apart from each other culturally? what is unique about each city’s attitude, language, habits, foods, or architecture?