In 2005 the United States Congress mandated that NASA find 90 percent of large Near Earth asteroids (NEAs)-those that have the potential to impact Earth-by the year 2020. This mandate was created in response to recent scientific data indicating large impact events were common in Earth's geologic past and therefore will likely occur again in the future. Many new NEAs have been discovered as a result of NASA's efforts and research is under way to find ways to stop such impact events from occurring.In the context of the above paragraph, the hypothesis that another large asteroid impact will occur in the future is an example of ________.
A. inductive reasoning
B. deductive reasoning
C. bad science
Answer: A
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Brazil's vast ____________________ Basin contains more than 40% of the world's remaining tropical forests.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
What two chronic environmental problems facing the Russian Domain today?
A) desertification and deforestation B) air pollution and deforestation C) water pollution and desertification D) water pollution and deforestation E) air pollution and water pollution
After Australia, the second-largest country in Oceania in terms of land area is _____
a. Papua New Guinea b. New Zealand c. Vanuatu d. Fiji e. New Caledonia
Coal beds originate in ________
A) freshwater coastal swamps and bogs B) shallow lakes in a dry, desert region C) channels of fast-moving streams D) deep, marine basins below wave action