Is nuclear power a safe energy source today? Defend your answer

What will be an ideal response?


Opinions will vary, so a supported argument is ideal. Many students will take the Chernobyl
accident as evidence for nuclear free—lesson learned; a more nuanced answer might emphasize
climate change and fossil fuels/carbon situation.

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The landform feature you have profiled is a drumlin. Drumlins are formed by glacial deposits and are streamlined in the direction of the glacier’s movement. They have a blunt end upstream, a tapered end downstream, and a rounded summit. Using your protractor, what direction was the glacier flowing?

Use the profile constructed in Figure 23.5 to answer the question and completion items.

What will be an ideal response?

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As a cloud grows larger and taller, ____ sunlight is reflected from it and ____ light can penetrate all the way through it

A) more; more B) less; more C) more; less D) less; less

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A ________ is one of the few optical phenomena more frequently observed with the moon than the sun

A) corona B) pillar C) green flash D) halo

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________ will form as sediment collects between the accretionary wedge and the volcanic arc

A) Deep-ocean trench B) Continental shelf C) Back-arc basin D) Forearc basin

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