Your weight is
A) another word for your mass.
B) the gravitational attraction between you and Earth.
C) a property of mechanical equilibrium.
D) the same in all locations.
Answer: B
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of all the terrestrial planets?
A) They are smaller than the jovian planets. B) They have solid, rocky surfaces. C) They are located closer to the Sun than the jovian planets. D) They have substantial atmospheres. E) They have higher densities than the jovian planets.
An ideal Polaroid will transmit 50% of incident sunlight. How much light will be transmitted by two ideal Polaroids oriented with their axes parallel to each other?
A) 0% B) 50% C) 100% D) between 0% and 50% E) between 50% and 100%
During radioactive decay, the daughter element is always
A. less massive than the parent. B. the same mass as the parent. C. more massive than the parent. D. None of these choices are correct
An element that tends to gain electrons during chemical reactions is probably
a. a semimetal. b. a nonmetal. c. an actinide. d. a metal.