A main difference between electric forces and gravitational forces is that gravitational forces

A. repel or attract.
B. act over shorter distances.
C. obey the inverse-square law.
D. only attract.


Answer: D

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A) upper air convergence at A that results in surface high pressure.
B) upper air divergence at A that results in surface high pressure.
C) upper air convergence at B that results in surface low pressure.
D) upper air convergence at B that results in surface high pressure.

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Wildlife in the Serengeti is currently threatened by ________

A) an invasive fish that has been introduced into the major river that flows through the park B) an overabundance of elephants C) pollution from a nearby coal power plant D) plans to build a highway that passes through the park E) plans to legalize hunting of most of the large animal species in the park

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If a tectonic shift raised Mount Everest 10,000 feet, what would Earth’s new relief be?

A. 29,883 feet B. 75,233 feet C. 39,035 feet D. 65,233 feet E. 36,198 feet

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After forty to sixty years of service, every nuclear plant will have to be ___________, or retired, and taken apart.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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