Yucca Mountain, Nevada, is a potentially viable site for nuclear waste disposal because
A) it features a strong rock in a dry climate
B) the salt deposits there will flow slowly into mine openings, sealing off the waste
C) the area is been geologically stable for more than 100 million years
D) it is an uncontroversial site
A
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A) Coma B) Comma C) Corona D) Cosmos
Eutrophication of Lake Washington near Seattle was largely addressed by limiting levels of
A) phosphate from nonpoint source discharges of pollution. B) phosphate from point source discharges of pollution. C) nitrates from nonpoint source discharges of pollution. D) nitrates from point source discharges of pollution.
What triggered the Huronian glaciation at 2.3 b.y. ago?
What will be an ideal response?
As more disorder occurs in a system, entropy
A. decreases. B. increases. C. remains the same. D. none of the above