Rachel Carson's 1962 Book Silent Spring Helped Launch the Modern

question 74

Multiple Choice

Rachel Carson's 1962 book Silent Spring helped launch the modern environmental movement by focusing on problems concerning

• A) nuclear energy.
• B) the destruction of forests.
• C) global warming.
• D) pesticides.
• E) pollution in the oceans.

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Definitions:

Paid-In Capital

The total amount of money that shareholders have invested in the company by purchasing shares directly from the company.

Common Stock

Equity ownership in a corporation, where holders often have voting rights but are last in line in claims to assets and income.

Preferred Stock

A class of ownership in a corporation that has a higher claim on its assets and earnings than common stock.

Treasury Stock

Treasury stock consists of shares that were issued and later reacquired by the issuing company, reducing the amount of outstanding stock on the open market.