Indigenous peoples are important in environmental considerations because:
a. their homelands contain natural habitats least disturbed by humans.
b. their homelands contain a huge proportion of earth's biodiversity.
c. their languages represent encoded knowledge of nature that is irreplaceable.
d. all of the above are correct.
D. seems to be the best answer.
An area where soil has eroded experience loss of nutrients. The topmost layer of soil is called the topsoil and is the most fertile. Soil erosion results in the loss of soil fertility and makes the land barren
The main cause of soil erosion is the removal of vegetation, which exposes the topsoil to water and wind. Wind and water are the main agents of soil erosion.
Water erosion can be sheet erosion, rill erosion, gully erosion or riparian erosion.
<u>Answer</u>: Thermal energy----> a polar bear breaks down stored fat to increase its temperature.
Mechanical energy-------> bat emits and receives sounds to locate prey.
Electrical energy------>eel releases a current to defend itself.
Radiant energy --------> a firefly produces a green glow from its abdomen to attract mates.
<u>Explanation</u>:
- <em>Thermal energy</em> is the energy created in the movement of particles that leads to the production of heat and thus, the temperature increases. Since the polar bears break down fat to increase temperature, the energy generated is thermal energy.
- The<em> mechanical energy</em> is defined as the sum of energy of motion and the position of an object . Thus the energy produced by the bat to locate its prey is mechanical energy.
- The energy associated with the production of electromagnetic radiation is<em> radiant energy,</em> thus the glow produced by fireflies is a form of radiant energy.
- The energy produced due to the movement of electrons is electrical energy. Thus, the energy produced by an eel in the form of electric current is <em>electrical energy.</em>
The answer is most likely to be D, because when the photon hits an electron within a molecule of chlorophyl, the energy from the light excites an electron from its normal energy level to an excited energy level!
