Particle Pollution

question 72

Multiple Choice

Particle pollution:

• A)only causes short-term effects on the body
• B)damages the body in the same way as radon poisoning
• C)has been decreasing in the eastern part of the U.S.
• D)can pass straight through the lungs into the bloodstream

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Definitions:

Cash Acquisition

The purchase of one company by another using cash as the form of payment rather than stock or other means.

Shares Outstanding

The total number of shares of a company's stock that are currently owned by all its shareholders, including shares held by institutional investors and restricted shares owned by company insiders.

Market Price

The current market value at which one can buy or sell services or assets.

Merger Premium

The excess amount that an acquiring company pays over the market value of the shares of the company it is buying.