The Tragedy of the Commons Refers to the Idea That

question 4

Multiple Choice

The tragedy of the commons refers to the idea that:

• A) trade inherently results in losses.
• B) common property often results in an abuse of the property, such as overfishing.
• C) trade restrictions can be useful.
• D) common property is always beneficial for people.

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Definitions:

°C

A scale and unit of measurement for temperature where 0°C represents the freezing point of water and 100°C represents the boiling point of water at standard atmospheric pressure.

Atm

Standard atmosphere; a unit of pressure defined as 101,325 Pa and used as a reference for atmospheric pressure.

Moles

A unit of measure in chemistry representing 6.02214076 × 10^23 particles of a substance, used to express amounts of a chemical substance.

Temperature

A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a sample, influencing physical states, chemical reactions, and biological processes.