Assignment: Lab Report - Title: Analysis of Energy Sources
Instructions: You will write a 1-page lab report using the scientific method.
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
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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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Nuclear
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Quarter 2
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Coal
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Nuclear
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Quarter 3
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Coal
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Nuclear
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Quarter 4
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Coal
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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.