Please Help I need to find these What is the control group? What is the independent variable? What is the dependent variable? What should Smithers’ conclusion be?

Why did the federal government end its support of yucca mountain as a site for long-term storage of nuclear water

What evidence could be used to convince policy makers to change a shipping lane from going through a whale breeding ground? information on the number of all whale species currently alive information on the number of all whales hit by boats in the given area information on the number of whale deaths in the world's oceans information on the number of whale offspring born every year. (a) scientists could collect and combine data on fish populations all around the world to show that their populations are declining. (b) scientists collect and combine data on fish populations all around the world to show that their populations are increasing. (c) scientists work together and use past data to show that fish populations are becoming locally extinct in some areas. (d) scientists work together and use past data to show that some fish populations are adapting to environmental changes.

Which statement describes the punctuated equilibrium theory?