Today, because of its release into the atmosphere by coal and oil-burning power plants, one of the continuing threats to the consumption of large quantities of fish and shellfish around the world is exposure to toxic levels of

A) lead.
B) mercury.
C) sodium.
D) copper.


B

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The term half-life represents the time it takes

A) to dissolve half of the atoms in the lattice. B) for the parent atoms to decay into atoms half their original size. C) for half of the parent atoms to decay into daughter atoms. D) for the Sun to decrease its size by 50 percent.

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The type of metamorphism that is common in fault zones, in which rocks are subjected to high

differential pressures, is called:a. contact. b. regional. c. differential metamorphism. d. dynamic metamorphism. e. hydrothermal

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Under David Ricardo's theory of comparative advantage, to what does each country allocate its resources?

A) to education and health care B) to corporations and the wealthy, so that resources and wealth can trickle down through the rest of the economy C) to science, technology, and the military D) to the good that it can produce most efficiently compared to its trading partners E) to the poor

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In the pursuit of farmland and mineral wealth, the British claimed land and warred with Dutch settlers known as __________, and animosity between the two groups lingers today

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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