When determining the value to you of a particular asset, you will utilize your required rate of return. Why does your required rate of return vary across different asset classes (e.g. stocks vs. bonds) and perhaps even different assets within an asset class? Why might your portfolio required rate of return be different than mine? Name the one foundational component of everyone’s required rate of return, in fewest words possible (i.e., don’t make a bunch of guesses). State why this element should be part of everyone’s required rate of return.

The thiocyanate ion, an ion formed from a carbon atom, a nitrogen atom, and a sulfur atom, could have three different molecular structures: NCS–, CNS–, or CSN–. Which of the following best explains why NCS⁻ is the preferred Lewis structure for the thiocyanate ion?    

Calculate the distance of a minute of longitude in miles at Athens, GA (34° 44’02.8″ N.)   (Hint: let’s assume the circumference at 34° N is 21,643 miles.)

This map is an example of a map.

Which of the following is a large scale map?

Convert the latitude for Santa Barbara, CA (34.437287°N 119.713819°W) from decimal degrees to degrees, minutes, seconds. 

The largest component in Earth’s atmosphere is

The circumference of the Earth at the equator is

The occurs on June 21st and the sun’s direct rays hit the Earth at the .

These lines converge at the poles and are only parallel at the points at which they intersect the equator.