Auroras are associated with massive bursts of solar wind called coronal mass ejections
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
TRUE
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Which of these is a cheap, environmentally-sound solution to lower the risk of malarial infection in less-developed countries?
A. an insecticide-treated bed net B. round-the-clock foggers that spray insecticides C. aerial spraying with pesticides D. place insecticides in water supplies to kill mosquitos where they breed
An average person might consume 2,000 Kilocalories of food in one day
This is enough energy to heat up how many 2-liter bottles of liquid water from 0 degrees Celsius to 100 degrees Celsius (just reaching the boiling point of water, but not turning the water into steam)? A) 1 2-liter bottle B) 5 2-liter bottles C) 10 2-liter bottles D) 20 2-liter bottles
Assume that a particular radioactive-isotope dating method has a half-life of 150 million years. Also assume that the parent isotope is commonly incorporated in igneous-rock minerals but that the daughter isotope is not
Measurements show that one crystal in an igneous rock contains 5 million atoms of the parent isotope and 75 million atoms of the daughter isotope. How old is this crystal? What will be an ideal response?
Much of what we know about the internal structure and composition of Earth has come from the study of ____
a. satellite imagery b. seismic waves c. volcanic eruptions d. Mars e. deep-ocean sediments