Students want to determine the impact of soil erosion from the development of new housing. They plan to measure the density of a species of algae growing along the bottom of a river that flows through their town. The town is built in a heavily forested area, but a large area of trees along the river was recently clear-cut to allow for the construction of a new housing development, which has caused exposed soil to wash into the river. The river flows north to south through the town and is still forested both up- and downstream of the town. Which of the following explains the variable that would be the best for students to measure to determine the direct impact of soil erosion caused by the construction project on the river?

D). Turbidity, because a decrease in water clarity would indicate and increase in soil erosion.

Explanation:

The last option most aptly describes the direct effect of soil erosion i.e. 'turbidity' which would assist the students in discovering the impact produced by the construction project built on the river. The turbidity is characterized as the 'unit of measuring the transparency of a fluid or the state of being unclear and lesser sediments being disturbed' which causes a significant fall in clarity of the water which signals that there has been a rise in erosion of soil after the construction of the project. Thus, option D is the correct answer.

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being judged during everyday activities lowers your self esteem

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        when doing your every day activities, it feels like a normal routine. there is nothing wrong with you doing what you do every day. but what happens when you start to get judged? what happens when the things that you used to normally do are being picked apart and thought-down on? that might lower your self esteem. you might start to feel depressed or uncomfortable. you were just doing your everyday life, right? if my schedule and day to day life started getting pulled apart and judged, i would get upset, and possibly mad. i wouldn't want to do my schedule everyday, knowing that it was going to get judged. being picked and judged would affect your life because not only is someone else thinking down on you, you start to think down on your life. you start to feel that your worth lowers, and that your worth is in the hands of someone else.

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