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When two air masses meet and neither is displaced, what kind of front is present?
cold |
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stationary |
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warm |
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occluded |
When two air masses meet and neither is displaced, a stationary front is created. Stationary fronts often cause persistent cloudy wet weather.
Scalar quantities are fully described by which of the following?
a magnitude and a direction |
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a magnitude only |
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a magnitude and a polarity |
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a direction 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: \(\vec{v}\)
Which of the following describes the Earth's outer core?
solid |
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liquid |
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makes up most of the Earth's volume |
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primarily solid |
The Earth's core is divided into the liquid outer core (1,430 miles or 2,300 km radius) and the solid inner core (745 miles or 1,200 km radius).
Which of the following describes the Earth's mantle?
primarily liquid |
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primarily solid |
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liquid |
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solid |
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.
A major difference between sound waves and light waves is which of the following?
a sound wave is much slower than a light wave |
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all of these are correct |
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a sound wave is mechanical while a light wave is electromagnetic |
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a sound wave cannot travel through a vacuum |
A vibrating object produces a sound wave that travels outwardly from the object through a medium (any liquid or solid matter). The vibration disturbs the particles in the surrounding medium, those particles disturb the particules next to them, and so on, as the sound propagates away from the vibration.