Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

Someone comes to your house selling a device that draws heat from groundwater and supplies that heat to your house. The salesperson claims that the amount of heat energy entering the house will far exceed the electrical energy supplied to the device. What the salesperson claims here is physically impossible.


FALSE

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The atmosphere you breathe today is Earth's primary atmosphere

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The flattening of a spherical body, usually caused by rotation, is referred to as__________

A) oblateness B) occultation C) collimation D) waning

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Primitive meteorites can be distinguished from other meteorites and terrestrial rocks because they

A) contain a noticeable fraction of pure metallic flakes. B) resemble the composition of Earth's core. C) contain a lot of iron and were used by humans to make iron tools. D) resemble the composition of Earth's mantle. E) resemble the composition of rocks from lava flows that occurred on asteroids very shortly after the formation of the solar system.

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Water flowing in a pipe is similar to electric current flowing in a circuit. Which concept in the water flow system is analogous to the battery in an electric circuit?

a) Pump
b) water
c) valve
d) pressure

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