The Yucca Mountain nuclear depository in Nevada has been deemed unsafe by some scientists because
A. rock fractures and cracks may allow water to leak and flow through the site.
B. it is too big to store existing radioactive wastes.
C. of the threat of tsunamis.
D. there is a risk of potential landslides.
E. it is not close enough to a large city.
Answer: A
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A) the coriolis force. B) frictional force caused by the Earth's spinning on its axis. C) imbalances created by energy surpluses and deficits at the equator and poles, respectively. D) the differential heating properties of land and water.
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A) hunger. B) distribution of food. C) the underproduction of food. D) global climate change.
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a. true b. false
Which manufacturing region in Europe is linked to the Black Sea via the Volga River?
A) Upper Rhine-- Alsace-Lorraine Region (Mid-Rhine) B) Po River Valley (northern Italy) C) Ukraine, including the Donets Basin D) Belgium Netherlands, Northwestern Germany, Northeastern France E) Moscow region in Russia