Author Question: The consequences to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011 include A) more than 12,000 ... (Read 32 times)

sarasara · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

The consequences to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011 include

A) more than 12,000 fatalities from acute radiation exposure.
B) severe meltdown effects because no water was available to cool the damaged reactors.
C) Japan revising or cancelling its plans to build more nuclear power plants.
D) no electricity to the plants and increased radiation release.

Question 2

Some birds consume certain soils in what is called geophagy. In some cases, the soils help the birds digest toxins that occur in their diets. These birds eating soil represent a member of the

A) biosphere consuming a component of the lithosphere.
B) hydrosphere consuming a component of the atmosphere.
C) lithosphere consuming a component of the biosphere.
D) atmosphere consuming a component of the hydrosphere.