A region where a denser basaltic plate is subducted under a continental one is:
A) the Himalayas.
B) the Nazca Trench.
C) the Mid-Atlantic Rift.
D) Hawaii.
E) the San Andreas Fault.
B
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Which of the following statements best describes the status of the Copernican and Ptolemaic theories of the solar system shortly after Tycho Brahe's observations?
A) These observations showed both theories to be incorrect. B) These observations turned out to have little or no bearing on either theory. C) These observations showed Ptolemy's theory to be the correct one. D) These observations showed Copernicus's theory to be the correct one. E) These observations showed both theories to be correct.
If h = Planck's constant, the de Broglie wavelength of a particle of linear momentum p and kinetic energy KE is given by which of the following formulas?
A. p/h B. KE/h C. h/KE D. h/p E. h.p
What must be exerted on an object to change the angular momentum?
a. Linear momentum b. Torque c. A force parallel to the motion d. Inertia
Mercury is thought to have shrunk when it for forming
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false