Schools are typically large buildings that require large amounts of energy to meet students' learning needs. while most of the energy is necessary to maintain safe, comfortable, and interactive learning environments for students, there are ways schools can reduce energy use without affecting students. which idea will reduce a school's energy usage the most and have the least effect on students? a) replace classroom computers with encyclopedia sets for conducting research, and replace interactive white boards with dry-erase white boards. b) cafeteria workers can cook students' breakfast and lunch meals outside on charcoal grills, instead of inside with the electric stovetops and ovens. c) remove half of the lightbulbs in each classroom and allow students can bring battery-powered flashlights to use for reading small print when needed. d) while the school is closed for holiday breaks, central heat/air systems should be turned off, and unused electrical items in classrooms should be unplugged.

Adesert is an example of a(n) and the gobi desert is an example of a(n) a. ecosystem biome b. biome ecosystem c. ecosystem climate d. climate biome

1. in 1492, spain expelled after being under their rule for centuries. a. the portuguese b. the basques c. the castilians d. the moors 2. an important cultural center during the renaissance was the city of a. milan b. bologna c. florence d. naples 3. what is the connection between the minoan civilization and a volcanic eruption on thera? a. the earthquake happened a century before the collapse of the civilization. b. the earthquake created a graben. c. the earthquake caused the collapse of the civilization. d. the earthquake caused a volcanic eruption. 4. throughout history, other cultures influenced greece through a. military conquest b. shared ideals c. trade agreements 5. geographically, spain is isolated from the rest of europe by a. portugal b. the atlantic ocean c. the pyrenees mountains d. narrow coastal plains 6. most of central spain is known as the meseta, which is the spanish word for a. mountains b. plateau c. peninsula d. plains 7. for the people of ancient greece, the  iliad, and the  odyssey  a. copied western ideals b. were not popular c. presented community standards d. were children’s poems\ 8. western cultures got many of their ideas about from ancient greece. a. warfare b. democracy c. education d. agriculture 9. how is greece’s natural vegetation similar to that of other mediterranean countries? a. it has been damaged by forest fires. b. it is mainly deciduous forests. c. it grows rapidly in the wet climate. d. it has been reduced to scrub vegetation by overgrazing. 10. what is the most productive agricultural area in italy? a. the alps b. the po valley c. southern italy d. the apennines 11. many factories in northern italy use for energy. a. coal b. hydroelectricity c. nuclear energy d. natural gas 12. what major landform covers much of italy? a. the apennines b. the po river valley c. the alps

How are the arctic and antarctic circles alike?