Enviromental Science Lab
Part II: Write a 1-page lab report using the following scientific method sections:
- Purpose
- State the purpose of the lab.
- Introduction
- This is an investigation of what is currently known about the question being asked. Use background information from credible references to write a short summary about concepts in the lab. List and cite references in APA style.
- Hypothesis/Predicted Outcome
- A hypothesis is an educated guess. Based on what you have learned and written about in the Introduction, state what you expect to be the results of the lab procedures.
- Methods
- Summarize the procedures that you used in the lab. The Methods section should also state clearly how data (numbers) were collected during the lab; this will be reported in the Results/Outcome section.
- Results/Outcome
- Provide here any results or data that were generated while doing the lab procedure.
- Discussion/Analysis
- In this section, state clearly whether you obtained the expected results, and if the outcome was as expected.
- Note: You can use the lab data to help you discuss the results and what you learned.
Provide references in APA format. This includes a reference list and in-text citations for references used in the Introduction section.
Give your paper a title and number, and identify each section as specified above. Although the hypothesis will be a 1-sentence answer, the other sections will need to be paragraphs to adequately explain your experiment.
Use table attached as reference
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Energy Source |
Fuel (Coal)/Uranium Needed (tons) |
CO2 Emissions |
Sulfur Dioxide and Other Emissions (tons) |
Radioactivity mSv (millisievert) |
Solid Waste (tons) |
Accidents |
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Quarter 1 |
Coal |
625,000 |
1.75 mil |
75,000 |
1.25 |
150,000 |
n/a |
|
Nuclear |
18,750/7.5 |
52,500 |
0 |
.0025 |
62.5 |
n/a |
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Quarter 2 |
Coal |
1.25 mil |
3.5 mil |
150,000 |
.5 |
300,000 |
Health impairment |
|
Nuclear |
37,500/15 |
105,000 |
0 |
.005 |
125 |
n/a |
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Quarter 3 |
Coal |
1.875 mil |
5.25mil |
225,000 |
.75 |
450,000 |
Worker fatalities |
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Nuclear |
56,250/22.5 |
157,500 |
0 |
.0075 |
187.5 |
Minor Emissions |
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Quarter 4 |
Coal |
2.5mil |
7mil |
300,000 |
1 |
600,000 |
Fire destruction |
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Nuclear |
75,000/30 |
210,000 |
0 |
.01 |
250 |
catastrophic |
