The Process by Which Heated Water or Material Is Discharged

question 92

Multiple Choice

The process by which heated water or material is discharged into waterways,upsetting the water's ecological balance and decreasing its oxygen content as a result,is defined as ________.

• A)land pollution
• B)radioactive pollution
• C)air pollution
• D)thermal pollution

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Definitions:

First-order Response

An immediate reaction or reply to a stimulus or situation without involving deeper processing or analysis.

Object Permanence

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched.

Conservation

the understanding that certain properties of physical objects, such as volume or mass, remain the same despite changes in outward appearance.

Verbal Memory

The ability to remember and recall words, phrases, and narratives, an important aspect of human memory functioning.