Setup Geological Processes

What is the unit issue in Unit 2: Geological Processes?

• How to destroy nuclear waste

• How to recycle nuclear waste

• How to store nuclear waste safely

• Where to build a new school and sports fields

A nuclear reactor is...

• a chemical reaction

• a place where nuclear power is generated

• a container for storing nuclear waste

• a radioactive superhero

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What is the important pattern between these two maps in Act 1?

• A. There are more nuclear reactors where there are fewer people

• B. There are more nuclear reactors where there are more people

• C. The western half of the United States has more nuclear reactors than the eastern half

• B and C

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Where do most scientists agree we should store nuclear waste?

• In outer space, far away from Earth

• At the bottom of the ocean, far away from land

• Underground in wet areas with high rainfall

• Underground in dry areas with little rainfall

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Water stored underneath Earth's surface is called

• aquifers

• aquitards

• groundwater

• a solid

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What two materials were used in the plastic tubes in Act 2: Investigating Groundwater?

• Sand and shale

• Sand and clay

• Sandstone and shale

• Sandstone and clay

Which statement describes the relationship between the sediments in Act 2 and the rocks in Earth's surface?

• The sand represented sandstone, and the clay represented shale

• The sand represented shale, and the clay represented sandstone

• The sand represented sediment, and the clay represented solid rock

• We saw samples of sandstone and shale rocks

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Which material in Act 2 allowed water to pass through it easily?

• Sand

• Clay

• Both sand and clay

• Neither sand nor clay

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Which material in Act 2 did NOT allow water to pass through it?

• Sand

• Clay

• Both sand and clay allowed water to pass through easily

• Neither sand nor clay allowed water to pass through

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Which type of rock would be most useful in a structure to contain nuclear waste and prevent leaks?

• Sandstone, which contains sand

• Shale, which contains clay

• Limestone, which dissolves easily

• Gravel, which is inexpensive and easy to transport

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