According to the _____, the Moon formed elsewhere in the solar nebula and was later taken by Earth

A) condensation hypothesis
B) fission hypothesis
C) capture hypothesis
D) large-impact hypothesis


C

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A weight hangs from a string but is pulled to one side by a horizontal string, as shown. The tension force exerted by the angled string is

A. Less than the hanging object’s weight. B. Equal to the hanging object’s weight. C. Greater than the hanging object’s weight

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To reduce the danger of self-induction

A) simply pull the circuit plug. B) turn off the switch to the circuit. C) either of these D) neither of these

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One reason the planets near the Sun are composed mainly of rock and iron may be that

A. the Sun is made mostly of iron, so the planets nearest it are formed of iron. B. the Sun's heat made it difficult for ices and gases to condense near it. C. the Sun's gravity sucked in iron and heavy material and the lighter materials floated farther away. D. the Sun's magnetic field attracted all the iron into the region around the Sun.

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An atom with atomic number 3 is in its ground state. How many electrons are in its outermost shell?

What will be an ideal response?

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