European Colonization of South America Quick Check
Question 1.
Geologists working for the Environmental Protection Agency monitor surface waters at sites across the country to determine the effects of acid rain on aquatic ecosystems. What type of information would the geologists most likely track?
gas emissions
climate patterns
human activity
pH levels
Question 2.
A student makes the following table in a science notebook.
Energy Resource. Airborne Toxin. Water Pollution. Global warming.
coal.
oil
natural gas
What would be the best title for the table?
Cause of Acid Rain
The Greenhouse Effect
Effects of Radioactive Waste
Effects of Bruning Fossil Fuels
What is a major drawback of nuclear energy?
creates radioactive waste
increases air pollution
erodes soil
depletes clean water supplies
What energy resource is a nonrenewable energy source?
solar
oil
wind
water
Use the scenario to answer the question.
Two students in the debate club are preparing arguments for and against the use of nuclear energy. Each student will have five minutes to present an argument based in on scientific evidence.
The student who supports the use of nuclear energy is considered a proponent of nuclear energy.
The student who does not support the use of nuclear energy is considered an opponent of nuclear energy.
The proponent present his argument first. His argument is based on the following key points.
• Nuclear energy does not emit any greenhouse gases.
•Nuclear energy does not contribute to global warming.
Next, the opponent presents his argument.
Which pair of key points is the opponent most likely to use in his argument against the use of nuclear energy.
Nuclear energy creates acid fog and clouds.
Nuclear waste in the air harms trees.
Nuclear energy is not a renewable resource.
Nuclear energy releases gases into the atmosphere that deplete the ozone layer.
Nuclear energy contaminates local water supplies.
Nuclear energy impacts climate change.
There is no safe place or method to store nuclear waste.
Nuclear energy created waste that remains dangerously radioactive for thousands of years.
Bot GPT 3.5
answered- There is no safe place or method to store nuclear waste.
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Question 2: Effects of Burning Fossil Fuels
Major drawback of nuclear energy: creates radioactive waste
Nonrenewable energy source: oil
Opponent's key points against the use of nuclear energy:
- Nuclear energy is not a renewable resource.
- There is no safe place or method to store nuclear waste.
