Supply and Demand
A business is running out of lemons for their homemade lemonade. They raise the price of the their lemonade by one dollar. Why would a business do this?
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Name one positive impact the railroad boom produced.
Examples: More jobs, more factories, quicker transportation for supplies.
Why were the buffalo so important to the American Indians?
The Indians would use them for clothing, food, and tools.
Who became the United States leading oil producer?
Texas
Describe the transfer of energy needed to move a bike. Be specific.
Starts with your body transferring energy to your feet, feet transfer energy to the pedals, the pedals transfer energy to the bike chain, the bike chain transfers energy to the back wheel.
What would be the result if a trendy pair of shoes begin to sell out due to popularity?
The price of the shoes increase.
Name one negative impact of the railroad boom.
Examples: crossed through American Indian land, the buffalo were being killed.
Why were buffalo being killed by non-Indians?
To make room for the railroads.
Name a product, or item, that used oil in it.
Examples: chapstick, paint, plastic
Describe the difference between a toy car being pushed on carpet, and the same toy car being pushed on a wood surface.
The car would travel further on wood because of less friction.
Describe what PROFIT is.
Profit is the difference of your expenses and your income.
How did the railroad make running a business better?
Quicker to transport and receive supplies.
Name the tool built from the buffalo's jaw.
A tomahawk
Why did the oil and gas booming industries create more jobs?
Because more factories and refineries were being built.
What does it mean to have a surface with less friction?
Answers may vary: ex- The surface will be more slippery.