Category: Natural science

Taking Sides: Government’s Role in Regulating Climate Change

January 11, 2020 4 Comments APA, Natural science

While there is a scientific consensus that climate change is happening and it is significantly impacted by human activities, there is not a consensus on what the impacts to humans and the Earth will be. Some scientists align with the doom and gloom perspective. Others are confident Earths feedback systems will balance it all out or technology will save the day. In the political arena, things get even messier.

What is the role of government in regulating carbon dioxide emissions?

Consider reviewing the 2016 testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology by:

Andrew Steer
Stephen D. Eule
Here are two additional articles that you may find useful:

Exceptional Circumstances: Does Climate Change Trump Democracy?
Breaking the Climate Deadlock

sustainable business

January 10, 2020 4 Comments APA, Natural science

The topic for this presentation is how can hotels become more sustainable. The presentation should include:
-describe the current situation regarding hotels(practices or thing that are not sustainable and should be changed)-in short
-identify the business’ stakeholders (stakeholder of a hotel in this case)
-come up with solutions to improve a hotel in becoming more sustainable and eco-friendly

How To Kill A City by P.E. Moskowitz

January 10, 2020 3 Comments MLA, Natural science

Background of the Author
Basic context of the book- when was it written etc
Authors thesis-what is his/ her basic argument? What point are they trying to prove
Their main arguments ( chapter headings are helpful for this)
Choose a couple of the main arguments they make and critique them-
Are the examples valid/ relevant/ compelling
Do they miss out/ provide important information
What are the politics/ policies involved
Have their findings been verified by other in their field?
Is there a point/ argument you take issue with? Why?
Overall value of the book to the field of study

RE: Week 4 Discussion

January 7, 2020 4 Comments APA, Natural science

Do you believe the Earth can support a human population of 810 billion sufficiently to provide a decent standard of living to them all. Why or why not?
What constitutes a decent standard of living to you?
Which two factors do you believe limit our ability to ensure that decent standard of living for everybody?
Be sure to support your posting with specifics and examples.

RE: Week 4 Discussion

January 7, 2020 2 Comments APA, Natural science

Do you believe the Earth can support a human population of 810 billion sufficiently to provide a decent standard of living to them all. Why or why not?
What constitutes a decent standard of living to you?
Which two factors do you believe limit our ability to ensure that decent standard of living for everybody?
Be sure to support your posting with specifics and examples.

RE: Week 4 Discussion

January 7, 2020 3 Comments APA, Natural science

Do you believe the Earth can support a human population of 810 billion sufficiently to provide a decent standard of living to them all. Why or why not?
What constitutes a decent standard of living to you?
Which two factors do you believe limit our ability to ensure that decent standard of living for everybody?
Be sure to support your posting with specifics and examples.

RE: Week 4 Discussion

January 7, 2020 1 Comment APA, Natural science

Do you believe the Earth can support a human population of 810 billion sufficiently to provide a decent standard of living to them all. Why or why not?
What constitutes a decent standard of living to you?
Which two factors do you believe limit our ability to ensure that decent standard of living for everybody?
Be sure to support your posting with specifics and examples.

Any topic (writer’s choice)

January 6, 2020 No Comments Natural science, Not applicable

I only need open Investigation part thank you. thank you

Instructions: Download the provided Word document and carefully follow all instructions both in the Word document.

Lab website: https://astro.unl.edu/naap/habitablezones/habitablezones.html

Submission: Upload your Word document, or you may also save and upload your work as a PDF file. Any appropriate sketches, diagrams, etc. may be pasted into the Word document or uploaded as a separate image file.

NOTE:  Question 8  asks you to use the simulator to  recreate Earth’s current age in the simulator.  To receive credit for the lab, in addition to your written answer, you must include a screenshot of the simulator with at this age.  Be sure the timeline can be seen at the bottom of the screenshot.  Pease upload the screenshot with your final lab submission. 

**Please note that all answers must represent your own work and be in your own words.  Please be aware the we regularly monitor sites such as Course Hero and Quizlet; copying from these sites or any other source constitutes plagiarism and is against APUS policy.  It will result in an automatic score of “zero” for the assignment and will be reported to the University.

Rubric: Your score will be based on the following rubric. If you are having difficulty, don’t leave a section blank…ask questions! You may post questions in the Lab Q&A forum (in which case your classmates and/or the instructor can respond, and the answer will benefit the whole class), or directly in a message to the instructor.

Rubric:

Circumstellar zones:  10 points

Exploring Other Systems: 20 points

Time Evolution of Circumstellar Habitable zones: 20 points

Tidal Locking: 20 points

Summary: 10 points

Galactic Habitable Zones: 20 points

Any topic (writer’s choice)

January 6, 2020 1 Comment Natural science, Not applicable

Instructions: Download the provided Word document and carefully follow all instructions both in the Word document.

Lab website: https://astro.unl.edu/naap/habitablezones/habitablezones.html

Submission: Upload your Word document, or you may also save and upload your work as a PDF file. Any appropriate sketches, diagrams, etc. may be pasted into the Word document or uploaded as a separate image file.

NOTE:  Question 8  asks you to use the simulator to  recreate Earth’s current age in the simulator.  To receive credit for the lab, in addition to your written answer, you must include a screenshot of the simulator with at this age.  Be sure the timeline can be seen at the bottom of the screenshot.  Pease upload the screenshot with your final lab submission. 

**Please note that all answers must represent your own work and be in your own words.  Please be aware the we regularly monitor sites such as Course Hero and Quizlet; copying from these sites or any other source constitutes plagiarism and is against APUS policy.  It will result in an automatic score of “zero” for the assignment and will be reported to the University.

Rubric: Your score will be based on the following rubric. If you are having difficulty, don’t leave a section blank…ask questions! You may post questions in the Lab Q&A forum (in which case your classmates and/or the instructor can respond, and the answer will benefit the whole class), or directly in a message to the instructor.

Rubric:

Circumstellar zones:  10 points

Exploring Other Systems: 20 points

Time Evolution of Circumstellar Habitable zones: 20 points

Tidal Locking: 20 points

Summary: 10 points

Galactic Habitable Zones: 20 points