Without the additional equipment and labor, the unregulated pollution is expected to cause about $4 million in health care costs. This pollution from the smokestacks is an example of
A) an internal bad cost.
B) an internal good cost.
C) an external bad cost.
D) an external good cost.
C
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A tsunami breached the 40-foot seawall at the Daiichi nuclear power plant in Honshu, Japan, in 2011. What was the disastrous result?
A. a leak of radioactivity from the power plant B. a nuclear explosion C. a tidal wave that washed away buildings along the shore D. thermal pollution
The areas within the United States where humans have contributed the most sulfur to the atmosphere are generally near
A) nuclear power plants. B) coal-fired power plants. C) cement factories. D) hydroelectric plants.
It is believed the most prominent means by which humans add CO2 to the atmosphere is by ________.
A) the burning of coal and other fossil fuels B) renewable energy C) nuclear electric power D) solar power
Sometimes formations on land can shed light on ocean processes. What do the White Cliffs of Dover in England show?
A) An accumulation of diatomaceous earth that has risen above sea level from plate tectonics. B) An accumulation of siliceous ooze that has risen above sea level from plate tectonics. C) Sediment that has undergone lithification and pushed above sea level from plate tectonics. D) All of these choices are true of the White Cliffs of Dover.