As of 2015, U.S. plans for nuclear power production are to
A) increase generating capacity by about 25%.
B) double generating capacity.
C) keep the generating capacity about the same since new plants are slow to be built and old ones are being retired.
D) make all new plants according to the new safer Chernobyl design.
A
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A) 200 miles B) 15 miles C) 25 miles D) 50 miles E) 100 miles
Many scientists and policy makers are suggesting an ecosystem approach to sustain aquatic systems. The cornerstone of this would include establishment of fully protected ____.
A. marine reserves B. benthic zones C. high seas zones D. continental shelf areas E. wildlife reserves
Forests remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it in organic compounds as part of the process of ____.
A. transpiration B. respiration C. photosynthesis D. phosphorylation E. metabolism
Meaningful measurements of temperature must always be made in the shade because
A) a thermometer exposed to direct sunlight will be warmed by the absorption of insolation and assume a temperature greater than that of the air B) a thermometer exposed to direct sunlight will be warmed by convection and assume a temperature greater than that of the air C) a thermometer exposed to direct sunlight will be warmed by the absorption of latent heat and assume a temperature greater than that of the air D) a thermometer exposed to direct sunlight will cool by radiation and assume a temperature less than that of the air