What type of lens is a magnifying glass?

A) converging
B) diverging
C) spherical
D) cylindrical
E) achromatic


A

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Which of the following statements comparing the jovian interiors is not thought to be true?

A) They all have the same exact set of internal layers, though these layers differ in size. B) They all have cores of roughly the same mass. C) They all have cores that contain at least some rock and metal. D) Deep inside them, they all have pressures far higher than that found on the bottom of the ocean on Earth.

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The fact that nearly all galaxies are moving away from us, with more distant ones moving faster, helped us to conclude that:

a. The universe is expanding. b. Galaxies repel each other like magnets. c. Our galaxy lies near the center of the universe.

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The winner in a tug-of-war exerts the greatest force on

A) the opponent. B) his or her end of the rope. C) the ground.

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Saturn's cloud surface appears more uniform than Jupiter's because

A) there is a thick outer cloud covering of water ice overlying the colorful ices. B) due to Saturn's lower gravity, the colorful cloud layers escaped. C) it is composed of completely different gases than Jupiter's. D) the cloud layers are thicker, allowing fewer holes to see the colorful layers. E) due to Saturn's greater distance from the Sun, the colorful cloud layers are just not visible.

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