The Finite Nature of the Economy's Resource Base

question 42

Multiple Choice

The finite nature of the economy's resource base:

• A) would be solved if only we would learn to conserve.
• B) arises out of the insatiable appetite of consumers.
• C) is only a problem in developing countries.
• D) will be solved as technology advances.
• E) will always be with us.

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Definitions:

Total Resistance

The cumulative resistance faced by current in a circuit, calculated by summing individual resistances in series and applying parallel resistance formulas when appropriate.

27 Ω

A specific resistance value, indicating an object or material has a resistance of twenty-seven ohms.

56 Ω

A specific value of electrical resistance indicating that an object opposes the flow of electric current with a force of 56 ohms.

Current Flow

The movement of electric charge carriers, like electrons, through a conductor, measured in amperes (A).