Question
Geologists working for the Environmental Protection Agency monitor surface waters at sites across the country to determine the effects of acid rain on aquatic ecosystems. What type of information would the geologists most likely track?(1 point)
Responses
gas emissions
gas emissions
human activity
human activity
pH levels
pH levels
climate patterns
pH levels
A student makes the following table in a science notebook.
Energy Resource Airborne Toxin Water Pollution Global Warming
coal x x x
oil x x x
natural gas x x x
What would be the best title for the table?
(1 point)
Responses
Effects of Burning Fossil Fuels
Effects of Burning Fossil Fuels
Causes of Acid Rain
Causes of Acid Rain
The Greenhouse Effect
The Greenhouse Effect
Effects of Radioactive Waste
Effects of Burning Fossil Fuels
What is a major drawback of nuclear energy?(1 point)
Responses
erodes soil
erodes soil
depletes clean water supplies
depletes clean water supplies
creates radioactive waste
creates radioactive waste
increases air pollution
creates radioactive waste
Which energy resource is a nonrenewable energy source?(1 point)
Responses
solar
solar
oil
oil
wind
wind
water
oil
Two students in the debate club are preparing arguments for and against the use of nuclear energy. Each student will have five minutes to present an argument based on scientific evidence.
The student who supports the use of nuclear energy is considered a proponent of nuclear energy.
The student who does not support the use of nuclear energy is considered an opponent of nuclear energy.
The proponent presents his argument first. His argument is based on the following key points.
Nuclear energy does not emit any greenhouse gases.
Nuclear energy does not contribute to global warming.
Next, the opponent presents his argument.
Which pair of key points is the opponent most likely to use in his argument against the use of nuclear energy?
(1 point)
Responses
There is no safe place or method to store nuclear waste.
Nuclear energy creates waste that remains dangerously radioactive for thousands of years.
There is no safe place or method to store nuclear waste. Nuclear energy creates waste that remains dangerously radioactive for thousands of years.
Nuclear energy creates acid fog and clouds.
Nuclear waste in the air harms trees.
Nuclear energy creates acid fog and clouds. Nuclear waste in the air harms trees.
Nuclear energy contaminates local water supplies.
Nuclear energy impacts climate change.
Nuclear energy contaminates local water supplies. Nuclear energy impacts climate change.
Nuclear energy is not a renewable resource.
Nuclear energy releases gases into the atmosphere that deplete the ozone layer.