A paradigm
A) is a group of several hypotheses that can be tested together
B) is a dominant world view in science
C) can only come from qualitative data
D) is synonymous with the scientific method
B) is a dominant world view in science
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A) Water vapor is not a greenhouse gas. B) Carbon dioxide and methane are not just greenhouse gases, they are also toxic to most organisms. C) The concentration of water vapor in the atmosphere has remained relatively constant despite changes in human activities. D) Water vapor is a liquid, not a gas, so it precipitates out of the atmosphere frequently.
For many people on Earth, religion serves as a source of
A) key values and beliefs. B) ethnic identification. C) material culture. D) literary tradition. E) popular culture.
Yucca Mountain in the state of Nevada is
A) the location of a leaky nuclear power plant that will cost billions of dollars to clean up. B) the only potential site for long-term commercial nuclear waste storage in the United States, rejected for safety concerns in 2009. C) a military base that has accumulated low-level and high-level nuclear waste for many decades. D) the site of a lake that received illegal dumping of nuclear waste in the 1960s.
Southeast Asia is dominated by:
A) Coniferous forest B) Desert shrub C) Tropical savanna, mixed grassland and woodland D) Tropical forest