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Which of the following does not represent the freezing point of water?
32°F |
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273K |
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0°F |
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0°C |
The Fahrenheit scale fixes the freezing point of water at 32°F, the Celsuis scale at 0°C, and the Kelvin scale at 273K.
Absolute zero is which of the following?
the freezing point of hydrogen |
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0°C |
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the coldest temperature possible in the universe |
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the freezing point of oxygen |
In contrast to the Celsius scale (measured in degrees centigrade) that fixes 0° at the freezing point of water and the Fahrenheit scale that uses 32°, the Kelvin scale fixes 0 at absolute zero (-273°C) which is the lowest temperature possible in the universe.
In the Periodic Table of the Elements, elements in the same column belong to the same:
atomic number |
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period |
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family |
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group |
The columns of the Periodic Table are called groups and all elements in a group have the same number of electrons in their outer electron shell. The group that an element occupies generally determines its chemical properties as the number of outer shell electrons establishes the way it reacts with other elements to form molecules. So, because each element has the same number of electrons in its outer shell, each has similar reactivity.
In the water cycle, infiltration is most closely related to:
oceans |
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water table |
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rivers |
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runoff |
The water then accumulates as runoff and eventually returns to bodies of water or is absorbed into the Earth (infiltration) and becomes part of the water table, an underground resevoir of fresh water.
Changes to an object's speed or direction of motion are caused by which of the following?
a force |
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kinetic energy |
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power |
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work |
Force is applied to change an object's speed or direction of motion.