What is surface ocean circulation primarily driven by?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The wind. As winds blow across the ocean, frictional forces set the surface water into motion. The Coriolis force and interface with the land act to modify the circulation, but the driving force is the wind.
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The increase in specimen strength with plastic strain is _____________ hardening.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Center of Mass: The center of mass (or center of gravity) of a two-particle system is at the origin. One particle is located at (3.0 m, 0.0 m) and has a mass of 2.0 kg. The other particle has a mass of 3.0 kg. What is the location of the 3.0-kg particle?
A. (-3.0 m, 0.0 m) B. (-2.0 m, 0.0 m) C. (2.0 m, 0.0 m) D. (3.0 m, 0.0 m)
A scientist intuitively believes that a higher power must be present in the universe. However, she can provide no experimental data to support her belief. This is an example of
A) pseudoscience B) hypothesis-driven science C) nonscience D) discovery science
An atomic model of the atom is
A) a symbolic representation of the atom. B) a stepping stone to further understanding. C) an abstraction enabling predictions. D) all of the above