Where a block of continental lithosphere collides with a block of oceanic lithosphere, the denser oceanic lithosphere sinks below the less dense continental lithosphere, a process know as

What will be an ideal response?


subduction

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The number of ____ in the nucleus determines what element the nucleus is

a. protons b. electrons c. neutrons d. None of these determines the element. e. All of these determine the element.

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As the ball is going upwards, the velocity points __________ and the acceleration points __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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In a circuit, a current of 1.10 A is drawn from a battery. The current then divides and passes through two resistors in parallel. One of the resistors has a value of 66 ? and the current through it is 0.480 A. What is the value of the other resistor?

a. 28.8 ? b. 51.1 ? c. 151 ? d. 20.1 ?

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Oxygen has atomic number 8. How many times must an oxygen atom be ionized to create an O+5 ion, and how many electrons will the ion have?

A) It must be ionized three times; it will have five electrons. B) It must be ionized five times; it will have five electrons. C) It must be ionized five times; it will have three electrons. D) It doesn't have to be ionized; it just needs to gain five protons. E) It doesn't have to be ionized; it already has only three electrons.

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