Mercury's Caloris Basin is aptly named, since:
A) it is the region on Mercury looking much like our own "painted desert."
B) it is the only such large basin on Mercury.
C) it is the hottest region, turning to face the Sun when Mercury is at perihelion.
D) it is always pointed directly at the Sun.
E) it is the largest impact basin found in the solar system.
C
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What is the final magnification of the microscope? A) -375 B) -242 C) -108 D) -142 E) -100
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a. C7H7 b. C6H12 c. C5H9 d. C9H16 e. C3H8
A solenoid consists of 100 circular turns of copper wire. Parts of three turns, A, B and C, are shown below.
When a current flows through the coil,
A. both A and C are repelled by B. B. A is attracted to B; C is repelled by B. C. neither A nor C is attracted to or repelled by B. D. A is repelled by B; C is attracted to B. E. both A and C are attracted to B.