Suppose the local public radio station, which is supported partly by voluntary contributions, reaches eight towns. Suppose also that the radio station vowed not to report on the local news events of any town unless it received a certain level of contributions from the residents of that town. This could be best characterized as a:.

private provider method of providing a public good; and a private provider solution to a free-rider problem.

Explanation: Voluntary contributions made by the residents of communities to aid the functioning of the local radio station showcases the idea of how individuals or nongovernmental funding or assistance aids the provision of local or public amenities. The free-rider solution is also showcased in the radio stations' decision not to air news or report events from towns which do not give certain level of contribution. Such towns could be called free riders, those who wants to benefit from something without paying or contributing to the course.

according to hess's theory, when the magma cooled, it would expand and push the tectonic plates apart. it would push the north and south america plates to the west and eurasia and africa ones to the east. the atlantic ocean would get wider but the coastlines of the masses would stay the same.

harry hammond hess was a geologist and a united states navy officer in the second world war. he is considered to be one of the founding fathers of the theory of plate tectonics. he is known for his theories on sea floor spreading, stating that the movement of the continents was the result of see floor spreading. the continents are attached to the plates and do not move separately. the plates themselves shift and change shape, carrying the continents along.

no the answer is c only objects touching the earth's surface can be acted upon by an outside force