Nonrenewable Energy

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Assignment: SCIE211 Phase 4 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.

	Energy Source	Fuel (Coal)/Uranium Needed (tons)	CO2 Emissions (tons)	Sulfur Dioxide and Other Emissions (tons)	Radioactivity mSv (millisievert)	Solid Waste (tons)	Accidents
Quarter 1	Coal	625,000	1.75 mil	75,000	0.25 mSv	150,000
	Nuclear	18,750 / 7.5	52,500	0	0.0025 mSv	62.5
Quarter 2	Coal	1.25 mil	3.5 mil	150,000	0.5 mSv	300,000	Health impairments
	Nuclear	37,500 / 15	105,000	0	0.005 mSv	125
Quarter 3	Coal	1.875 mil	5.25 mil	225,000	0.75 mSv	450,000	Worker fatalities
	Nuclear	56,250 / 22.5	157,000	0	0.0075 mSv	187.5	Minor emissions
Quarter 4	Coal	2.5 mil	7 mil	300,000	1 mSv	600,000	Fire destruction
	Nuclear	75,000 / 30	210,000	0	0.01 mSv	250	Catastrophic releases leading to radiation sickness, death, and environmental contaminatiom

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.

When your lab report is complete, post it in Submitted Assignment files.