Alfred Wegener postulated that the continents were once part of a single supercontinent that he called ______________
a. Pangaea
b. Africasia
c. Amerasia
d. Atlantis
a
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Thermodynamic Processes: The process shown on the pV diagram in the figure is
A. adiabatic. B. isothermal. C. isochoric. D. isobaric.
In the double-slit experiment with light, suppose that the light source is turned on so briefly that only a single quantum of energy passes through the double slits. When it arrives at the screen, this energy is deposited
A) all over the white interference bands that normally appear in the double-slit experiment. B) at one small point, which could be anywhere on the screen. C) at one small point within the white interference bands. D) all over one of the white interference bands. E) at one small point, lying directly behind the slit through which the energy came.
Suppose you heat up an oven and boil a pot of water. Which of the following explains why you would be burned by sticking your hand briefly in the pot but not by sticking your hand briefly in the oven?
A) The oven has a higher temperature than the water. B) The water has a higher temperature than the oven. C) The oven has a higher heat content than the water. D) The molecules in the water are moving faster than the molecules in the oven. E) The water has a higher heat content than the oven because of density.
The lighter-colored bands in Jupiter's atmosphere are called ________.
A. zones B. cells C. belts D. layers E. gaps