Answer to Question 1
Ideal Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Describe that the United States discards 30 percent of the worlds resources and is the largest producer of solid waste among industrialized nations.
2. Describe that waste disposal is complicated by the increased amount waste that is chemically contaminated.
3. Conclude with a discussion that companies taking steps to recycle and that solid waste recycling has risen to 34 percent. This is a positive step in the right direction that must be continued.
Answer to Question 2
Ideal Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Describe the process of gas accumulation in the atmosphere.
2. Explain how the glass ceiling traps heat in the atmosphere.
3. Describe how this leads to the melting of the polar ice caps.
4. Conclude with a discussion of the potential results of climate change.
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