Assignment: Lab Report
Title: Analysis of Energy Sources
Instructions: You will write a 1-page lab report using the scientific method.
When your lab report is complete, post it in Submitted Assignment files.
Part I: Using the lab animation, fill in the data table below to gather your data, and use it to help you generate your hypothesis, outcomes, and analysis.
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Energy Source
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Fuel (Coal)/Uranium Needed (tons)
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CO2 Emissions
(tons)
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Sulfur Dioxide and Other Emissions (tons)
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Radioactivity mSv (millisievert)
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Solid Waste (tons)
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Accidents
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Quarter 1
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Coal
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625,000
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1.75 Mil
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75,000
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0.25
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150,000
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N/A
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Nuclear
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18,750/7.5
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52,500
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0
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0.0025
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62.5
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N/A
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Quarter 2
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Coal
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1.25 Mil
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3.5 Mil
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150,000
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0.5
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300,000
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Health Impairments
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Nuclear
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37,500/15
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105,000
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0
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0.005
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125
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N/A
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Quarter 3
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Coal
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1.875 Mil
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5.25 Mil
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225,000
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0.75
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450,000
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Worker Fatalities
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Nuclear
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56,250/22.5
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157,500
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0
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0.0075
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187.5
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Minor Emissions
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Quarter 4
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Coal
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2.5 Mil
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7 Mil
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300,000
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1.0
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600,000
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Fire Destruction
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Nuclear
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75,000/30
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210,000
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0
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0.01
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250
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Catastrophic releases leading to radiation sickness, death, and environmental contamination
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Part II: Write a 1-page lab report using the following scientific method sections:
• Purpose
o State the purpose of the lab.
• Introduction
o 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
o 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
o 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
o Provide here any results or data that were generated while doing the lab procedure.
• Discussion/Analysis
o In this section, state clearly whether you obtained the expected results, and if the outcome was as expected.
o 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.
When your lab report is complete, post it in Submitted Assignment files.