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Which of the following describes the Earth's mantle?
primarily liquid |
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solid |
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primarily solid |
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liquid |
Mantle makes up 84% of the Earth's volume and has an average thickness of approximately 1,800 miles (2,900 km). It is dense, hot, and primarily solid although in places it behaves more like a viscous fluid as the plates of the upper mantle and crust gradually "float" along its circumference.
__________ is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.
shingles |
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diabetes |
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scurvy |
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anemia |
Anemia, which may cause weakness, dizziness, and headaches is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.
Which of the following is not true of light waves?
travel faster than sound waves |
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can travel through a vacuum |
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are mechanical waves |
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are electromagnetic waves |
Unlike mechanical sound waves that require a physical medium for propagation, light waves are electromagnetic and can travel through empty space. Light waves are also much faster, travelling at 186,000 m/s vs. 343 m/s for sound waves.
__________ is caused by a lack of Vitamin C.
diabetes |
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anemia |
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scurvy |
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shingles |
Scurvy is a difficiency disease caused by a lack of Vitamin C in the diet.
Vector quantities are fully described by which of the following?
a direction and a polarity |
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a direction only |
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a magnitude and a direction |
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a magnitude only |
Velocity and displacement are vector quantities which means each is fully described by both a magnitude and a direction. In contrast, scalar quantities are quantities that are fully described by a magnitude only. A variable indicating a vector quantity will often be shown with an arrow symbol: \(\vec{v}\)