Multiple Choice
The amount of energy that is estimated to be contained in the nucleus of a grain of sand would
A) heat a liter of water in a microwave oven for 5 minutes.
B) provide a year's worth of energy for the United States.
C) equal six dump-truck loads of coal.
D) be the same as one day's hydroelectric energy output of Niagara Falls.
E) equal the gasoline energy needed for a cross-country trip.
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