The fast, downslope movement of large blocks of weathered materials is called a(n) ______________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
landslide
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A 10.0 kg ball weighs 98.0 N in air and weighs 65.0 N when submerged in water. The volume of the ball is
A. 0.00337 
B. 0.00457
C. 0.00766
D. 0.00980
E. 0.00245
Why is Pluto NOT considered a Jovian planet?
A. Its atmosphere is rich in oxygen, making it more like Earth. B. Its mass and radius are very small, and it lacks the thick atmosphere of hydrogen seen on the other Jovian planets. C. It is so far out in the Solar System. D. Its interior is mostly rock and iron. E. It is not really orbiting the Sun but is simply drifting through the outer edge of the Solar System.
While we can't completely rule out a connection between the sunspot cycle and weather cycles on Earth, most scientists doubt there is a significant effect because
A) the Sun's luminosity changes less than about 0.1% between minimum and maximums of the sunspot cycle. B) the Sun is too far away to affect Earth's weather. C) there are no known cycles in weather or climate that last as long as the sunspot cycle. D) sunspots are linked to the Sun's magnetic field, which could not possibly have any effect on Earth.
Velma passes Mort at a high speed. Velma and Mort each have identical light-clocks. Mort and Velma both observe both clocks to "tick" simultaneously at 12 noon on both clocks. Mort observes that Velma's next tick occurs
A) only after the second drink. B) after his own clock ticks. C) before his own clock ticks. D) before or after or at the same time as his own tick, depending on Velma's precise speed. E) at the same time as the tick on his clock.