List and briefly describe four widely used forms of technology in our society that waste large amounts of energy
What will be an ideal response?
1. Incandescent light bulbs use only 5% of the electricity they draw to produce light. The other 95% is lost as heat.
2. Motor vehicles with internal combustion engines waste 94% of the energy in the fuel they consume.
3. Nuclear power plants producing electricity for space heating or water heating waste about 86% of the energy in their nuclear fuel.
4. A coal-burning power plant wastes two-thirds of the energy contained in the coal.
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What will be an ideal response?
What type of estuary has little vertical mixing?
A) Fjord estuaries B) Bar-built estuaries C) Tectonic estuaries D) Drowned river mouth estuaries
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Localized areas of high landslide risk may occur within regions of overall low risk.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)