The Notion of a "Nuclear Winter" Refers To

question 31

Multiple Choice

The notion of a "nuclear winter" refers to:

• A) the environmental impact of an exchange of nuclear weapons
• B) a period of maximum vulnerability to a nuclear war
• C) the protective elements of winter, in the event of nuclear war
• D) the occasion of a major nuclear disarmament treaty

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Definitions:

Glass

A hard, brittle substance, typically transparent or translucent, made by fusing sand with soda and lime and cooling rapidly.

Density

Density is a measure of mass per unit volume of a substance, indicating how compact its mass is.

Displaces

Refers to the process by which one substance is replaced by another substance in a chemical reaction, often seen in displacement reactions.