Ahydroelectric plant requires a dam to be built across a river. which of the following is a direct environmental cost of building the dam?

a. loss of scenery

b. property tax increase

c. water runoff

d. running equipment

a. loss of scenery

Explanation:

A dam construction is likely to change the ambience of the environment. It will affect the life of biotic community living in the river and near the river shore. It will lead to the decline in the population of trees, plants and animal species. Hence, the natural diversity of an area will be affected.

Also the natural flow of water will be affected by the construction of dam. The dam is the human construction. Therefore, the natural make up of the area will be affected. This will be the environmental loss due to drastic and unsuitable change in ambience.

On the basis of the above explanation, A loss of scenery is the correct option.

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the potential energy of the reactants is 200j.

from the energy diagram, the energy of the product formed is 350j; this means that, this reaction is an endothermic reaction, because it absorbs energy from its environment.