Provide a definition for chemical bonding. Compare and contrast ionic and covalent bonding
Provide specific examples of the different kinds of bonds. What will be an ideal response?
The student should provide definitions and discuss “sharing” versus “transferring” electrons in
covalent and ionic bonding. Examples may include quartz or diamond for covalent bonding and
halite (salt) for ionic bonding.
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A) because there are thousands of different plants with thousands of different chemicals in them B) because natural products are much more effective than synthetic products C) because it is far cheaper to grow chemical compounds in a plant than it is to synthesize them in the laboratory D) all of the above E) none of the above
Recycling rates have changed over the years since municipal solid waste recycling was initiated in the early 1960s. During what time period were these rates the highest?
A) 1980-1985 B) 1985-1990 C) 1960-1970 D) 1995-2000 E) 1990-1995
If you were reading a research study on the impacts of coal-burning power plants on the environment and found out that the research was paid for by a coal mining company, could you trust the results?
a. Yes, science is objective and the outcome does not depend on who funded it. b. Yes, if I was able to look over all of their data. c. No, not unless I could find another paper not funded by a coal company that had the same results. d. No, I could never trust the results if they were paid for by a company making money from generatingthe pollution.
One of the longest field studies of predator-prey population cycles has been of ________
A) lynx and snowshoe hares B) grizzly bear and humans C) bison and prairie grass D) moose and fox E) flying squirrels and grizzly bear