How Does Discarding Computers in a Landfill Affect the Environment

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Multiple Choice

How does discarding computers in a landfill affect the environment?

• A) Data miners are digging up landfills looking for gold and platinum.
• B) Lead and mercury in computer parts are seeping into the ground and water supply.
• C) Copper on circuit boards is creating fire hazards.
• D) The computer parts quickly decay and become organic material

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Definitions:

Synapse

(SIN-aps) The junction where the axon terminal of a sending neuron communicates with a receiving neuron across the synaptic cleft.

Resting Potential

The slight negative electrical potential of the axon membrane of a neuron at rest, about –70 millivolts.

At Rest

A state where an object or individual is not in motion, or is experiencing mental or physical tranquility.

Cell

The basic structural, functional, and biological unit of all living organisms, acting as the building blocks of life.