1. which of the following is not a characteristic that mining companies look for when determining if an area is worth mining?

a. rock color

b. radioactivity

c. vegetation

d. magnetism

2. you are a geologist testing to make sure that waste from a nuclear power plant is not leaking into a nearby farmer’s field. you will be testing for unstable, decaying nuclei. what are you testing for and how will you detect it?

a. you will test for radioactivity by using a microscope.

b. you will test for magnetism by using a geiger counter.

c. you will test for fluorescence by using a barometer.

d. you will test for radioactivity by using a geiger counter

3. we can use cow dung (feces) as a form of biomass.

a. true

b. false

4. the following equation is balanced correctly. h2 + o2 --> h2o

a. true

b. false

5. using the periodic table, which of the following is an isotope?

a. zn – 68

b. cs - 133

c. tb – 159

d. c – 12