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A spinning neutron star has been observed at the center of a ________.

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Correct Answer: Supernova remnant

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Parking is not allowed within __________ feet of a fire hydrant.

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Correct Answer: 30

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During an acute asthma attack, the obstruction is caused by _______.

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Correct Answer: Bronchiole smooth muscle spasms

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In uncompensated respiratory acidosis, the _______.

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Correct Answer: Carbon dioxide levels of the blood are elevated

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With adh added but in the absence of aldosterone, _______.

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Correct Answer: The potassium concentration increased and urine volume decreased

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The formation of carbonic acid from water and carbon dioxide is catalyzed by _______.

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Correct Answer: Carbonic anhydrase

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A normal fev1% was seen with _______.

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Correct Answer: Acute asthma attack plus inhaler.

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When a falling firecracker explodes, the momenta of its pieces _______.

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Correct Answer: Vectorally add to equal the initial momentum of the firecracker.

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Cassy can get more force on the bricks she breaks with a blow of her bare hand when _______.

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Correct Answer: Her hand is made to bounce from the bricks

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A boxer rides with the punch so as to reduce _______.

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Correct Answer: Force.

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Refraction of sound occurs with changes in wave _________.

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Correct Answer: Speed

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When your body undergoes electric shock, the source of moving electrons is _________.

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Correct Answer: Electrons already in your body

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The term "exfoliation dome" is best applied to ________.

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Correct Answer: Yosemite National Park.

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Whenever a net force acts on an object, there is a change in the object's _______.

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Correct Answer: Velocity

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When white light is incident upon green glass the color that emerges is _________.

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Correct Answer: Green

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When organic polymers joined together on early earth, they formed ______?

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Correct Answer: Monomers

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When a viscous fluid flows in a tube, its velocity is __________.

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Correct Answer: Greatest at the center of the tube

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When a cue ball strikes an 8 ball head-on in a game of pool, the cue ball _______.

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Correct Answer: Transfers its momentum to the 8 ball.

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What newton discovered most about gravity is that it is _______.

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Correct Answer: Universal

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We can determine the velocity of a wave when given the _______ and the wavelength.

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Correct Answer: Frequency

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To overcome an object's inertia, it must be acted upon by __________.

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Correct Answer: Force

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Thermal conduction mostly involves the motion of _________.

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Correct Answer: Electrons

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Thermal conduction in solids mainly involves _______.

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Correct Answer: Electron motion

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The two common properties of all solids are fixed _____ and _____.

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Correct Answer: Shape; volume

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The sum of the x components of vectors a and b in (figure 1) is ___.

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Correct Answer: 4

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The sky appears to be blue because it reflects ________ wavelengths of light.

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Correct Answer: Short

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The pressure increases on a block resting on a table when you increase the __________.

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Correct Answer: Downward force on the block

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The potential energy of the object at the moment of launch __________.

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Correct Answer: depends on the choice of the "zero level" of potential energy

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The net charge on a polarized molecule is normally _________.

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Correct Answer: Zero

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The minimum voltage that is required to generate an action potential is called the _______.

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Correct Answer: Threshold voltage

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The main factors that determine the speed of a wave in any particular medium are _____.

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Correct Answer: Stiffness and density

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The main difference between laser light and ordinary light involves _________.

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Correct Answer: Coherence

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The less __________, the more carbon monoxide will be produced.

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Correct Answer: Efficiently your fuel burns

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The frequency of a wave is __________________.

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Correct Answer: The number of waves that pass a fixed point in a given amount of time

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The electric field induces the flow of electrons, known as _____.

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Correct Answer: Electric current

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The difference between speed and velocity involves ______.

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Correct Answer: Direction.

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The current-limiting property of an inductor is called _____.

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Correct Answer: Reactance

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The colors you see during a sunset are caused by _____.

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Correct Answer: The refraction of light by the atmosphere

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The color that we see when looking at a pigmented object is ______.

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Correct Answer: The wavelengths that are reflected or transmitted by the pigmented object

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The bright lines of an emission spectrum are the result of _____.

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Correct Answer: Electrons transitioning from a Higher energy level to a lower energy level

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The angular displacement of a rotating object is measured in _____.

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Correct Answer: Radians

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The amount of plasma that filters into the nephrons is approximately ________ of the total volume.

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Correct Answer: 1/5

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The amount by which a machine multiplies an input force is called the ____.

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Correct Answer: Mechanical advantage

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The __________ of a mirror is the point where parallel light rays entering the mirror will meet.

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Correct Answer: Focal point

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The __________ is the metric unit of weight used to measure solids.

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Correct Answer: Gram

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Short-wavelength light produces ______ colors, whereas long-wavelength light produces _____ colors.

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Correct Answer: Bluish; reddish

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Rarefaction occurs only in a _______ wave.

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Correct Answer: Longitudinal.

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On earth, when a body is in motion, there is always __________ to oppose the motion.

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Correct Answer: Friction

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Most energy transfer occurs in water when it _________.

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Correct Answer: Vaporizes

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Lenses correct vision by __________.

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Correct Answer: Bending light so that it focuses on the retina

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In the vertical, the pressure gradient force points ____ and gravity points ____.

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Correct Answer: Away from the earth, toward the earth

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If an object is placed 4cm from a 1.5cm focal length mirror, the image will be______?

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Correct Answer: Real, inverted and smaller

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Fusion occurs in the _______ of the sun, where the pressure and temperature are very high.

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Correct Answer: Core

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For uniform circular motion, the acceleration __________.

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Correct Answer: Is directed toward the center of the circle

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Electrons tend to have more potential energy when ____.

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Correct Answer: They are in electron shells far from the nucleus

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Electrons in the filament of a lamp that carries ac have a net speed that is _________.

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Correct Answer: Zero

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Earth is the only planet that has a _____ and a _____.

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Correct Answer: Biosphere,Hydrosphere

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Earth completes one rotation every _______.

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Correct Answer: 24 hours

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Each step in any energy conversion process will _____.

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Correct Answer: Dissipate energy

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Each orbit surrounding an atom is allowed _____.

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Correct Answer: A limited number of electrons

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Coulomb's law is similar in form to _______.

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Correct Answer: Newton's law of gravity

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Analogue signals transmit information for such things as _____________.

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Correct Answer: AM/FM radio

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Air pressure over the surface of a bird's wings decreases when __________.

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Correct Answer: Air speed increases there

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A refracting telescope produces an image using a(n) ____.

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Correct Answer: Objective lens

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A machine is classified as a compound machine when _____.

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Correct Answer: Is made up of two or more simple machines that operate together

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A diffraction spot is also known as a(n) _____ disk.

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Correct Answer: Airy

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A chemical reaction in which bonds are created is usually associated with ________.

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Correct Answer: The consumption of energy

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A ball freely falling at 20 m/s will in the next second have a speed of ______.

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Correct Answer: 30 m/s

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The unit of resistance is _____.

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Correct Answer: Ohms

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Upon activation by stomach acidity, the secretions of the parietal cells _____.

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Correct Answer: Initiate the chemical digestion of protein in the stomach

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In ________, one substance is transported into the cell and another is transported out.

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Correct Answer: Countertransport

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Energy in most ecosystems must flow through autotrophs because ______.

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Correct Answer: Only autotrophs can convert solar energy into chemical energy

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Energy cannot be _______.

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Correct Answer: Destroyed

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To avoid overdriving your headlights, __________

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Correct Answer: Cool your headlights periodically by switching to your parking lights

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The trajectory of a projectile always ________________.

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Correct Answer: Curves downward, below the initial velocity vector

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The pangaea theory supports the theory of plate tectonics because _____.

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Correct Answer: It is based on the idea that all the present continents were one supercontinent

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The mass of the parts is always ___ the mass of the whole when looking at nuclear masses.

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Correct Answer: Greater than

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The law that states that rock layers closest to the surface are the youngest rock is the _____.

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Correct Answer: Law of superposition

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Surface currents are driven by _____.

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Correct Answer: Wind

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Inertia is ______ to mass.

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Correct Answer: Directly proportional

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In subduction, _____.

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Correct Answer: The less dense plate slides over the denser plate

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In comparison with a gentle slope, a steep slope _____.

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Correct Answer: Requires more force over a shorter distance

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The bending of the cilia of the _____ causes a release of small bursts of neurotransmitter.

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Correct Answer: Inner hair cells

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The temperature of ocean surface water depends on _____.

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Correct Answer: Latitude and season

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The case in latin used for indirect objects is ______.

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Correct Answer: Dative

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Ice wedging is brought about by ____

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Correct Answer: Water freezing and thawing

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Extinction occurs when the ________ no longer produces the ________.

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Correct Answer: CS;CR

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Experiments and investigations must be ____.

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Correct Answer: Repeatable

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Fault-block mountains form when large blocks of crust are _____ and tilted along normal faults.

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Correct Answer: Uplifted

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If a pitch vibrates at 880 cycles, the octave below would vibrate at ____ cycles.

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Correct Answer: 440

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A light source that may flicker at the same rate as an older crt display screen is a(n) ____ bulb.

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Correct Answer: Fluorescentd

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As the balls reach their maximum displacement, their kinetic energy reaches __________.

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Correct Answer: Zero

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The strength of a magnetic field follows _____.

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Correct Answer: The law of poles

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If there were no __________, inertia would cause the moon to travel in a straight line.

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Correct Answer: Gravity

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With that push, they have accelerated their masses, which means they have _____ of their bodies.

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Correct Answer: Changed the velocity

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When you apply force at an angle to the direction of movement, ____ of the force does work.

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Correct Answer: Some

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When we speak about heat we refer to ___________.

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Correct Answer: Energy in transit

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When we are talking about how quickly ""how fast"" changes, we're talking about ______.

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Correct Answer: Acceleration

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When water changes to steam, energy is _______.

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Correct Answer: Absorbed by the steam

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When two systems in contact are not at the same temperature, _____ occurs.

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Correct Answer: Heat flow

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