Last Week, the Local Citizens for a Greener America Sent

question 212

Multiple Choice

Last week, the Local Citizens for a Greener America sent a formal document to Chipper's Golf Resort asking the private club to measure its carbon footprint and publicly disclose the amount of fertilizer and other carbon-emitting substances that it uses on its two award-winning golf courses. LCGA is an example of ___________.

• A) an employee organization that has emerged at the resort.
• B) a watchdog group.
• C) a disgruntled nonprofit organization that has a beef against golfers.
• D) a public interest group that is demonstrating social responsibility.

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Definitions:

Atmospheric Pressure

The force per unit area exerted against a surface by the weight of air above that surface in the earth's atmosphere.

Boyle's Law

A gas law stating that the pressure of a given mass of an ideal gas is inversely proportional to its volume at a constant temperature.

Charles's Law

A principle in physics that states the volume of a gas increases with increasing temperature, provided the pressure is constant.