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News HW on Thu.,Nov.20,08-Energy Crisis:Nuclear vs Renewable Sources-Azumi
Questions:
1. What kind of resources will German government use to provide electricity to the nation instead of nuclear energy in the future?
2. How should humans treat nuclear waste to protect the environment?
Vocaburary:
1. Fission:–noun 1.the act of cleaving or splitting into parts.2.Also called nuclear fission. Physics. the splitting of the nucleus of an atom into nuclei of lighter atoms, accompanied by the release of energy. Compare fusion (def. 4).
2. Convert:–verb (used with object) 1.to change (something) into a different form or properties; transmute; transform
3. Variable: –adjective 1.apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods. 2.capable of being varied or changed; alterable: a variable time limit for completion of a book. 3.inconstant; fickle: a variable lover. 4.having much variation or diversity.
4. Exaust: v. ex·haust·ed, ex·haust·ing, ex·hausts
To wear out completely. See Synonyms at tire1.
- To drain of resources or properties; deplete: tobacco crops that exhausted the soil. See Synonyms at deplete.
- To use up completely: exhausted our funds before the month was out.
- To treat completely; cover thoroughly: exhaust a topic.
- To draw out the contents of; drain: exhaust a tank gradually.
- To let out or draw off: exhaust vaporous wastes through a pipe.
Vocaburary meanings are from www.dictionary.com.
