According to the text, which of the following exemplifies the concerns of the “black box of technology”?

a) The Fukushima-Daiichi disaster
b) The California drought
c) The moral peril of feedlots
d) The reliance of convenience on automobiles


a) The Fukushima-Daiichi disaster

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A) The gas is forced into solution and the solubility increases. B) The solution is compressed and the gas is forced out of the solvent. C) The pressure goes down and the gas moves out of the solvent. D) The pressure goes down and the gas goes into the solvent. E) The amount of gas in the solution would stay the same.

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What happens to P- waves and S-waves when they encounter the core-mantle boundary, and what does

this change in behavior indicate about the core? What will be an ideal response?

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Disturbed deserts and marginal grasslands are slow to recover because

A plant growth is slow and there is little water B the flora become too diverse genetically C excessive water drowns out essential nutrients

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What element is behaves as the oxidizing agent in the following equation and what element behaves as the reducing agent? Sn2+ + 2 Ag ? Sn + 2 Ag?

A. The tin ion, Sn2+, is the oxidizing agent, while silver, Ag, is the reducing agent. B. The tin, Sn, is the reducing agent, while silver ion, Ag?, is the oxidizing agent. C. The tin ion, Sn2+, is the reducing agent, while silver, Ag, is the oxidizing agent. D. The tin, Sn, is the oxidizing agent, while silver ion, Ag?, is the reducing agent.

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