The Major Long -Term Global Problem with Using Coal to Generate

question 11

Multiple Choice

The major long -term global problem with using coal to generate electricity is the .

• A) environmental damage in the area around the mine
• B) water pollution
• C) particulate pollution
• D) sulfur dioxides released
• E) effect of the released carbon dioxide on global climate

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Definitions:

Radioisotopes

Atoms that have excess nuclear energy, making them unstable and radioactive.

Protons

Subatomic particles found in the nucleus of an atom, with a positive electric charge.

Neutrons

Subatomic particles present in the nucleus of an atom, having no electric charge.