If you are waiting in line to buy a latte and accidentally drop a book

A) potential energy changes to chemical energy.
B) the book's potential energy decreases.
C) the book's kinetic energy decreases.
D) no work is done.
E) the book's velocity decreases as it nears the floor.


B

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While a pair of objects move closer to each other due to gravity, the force between them

A. decreases. B. increases. C. remains constant. D. is more uncertain.

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Metamorphism can occur in various environments, including: __.

a. Contact metamorphism b. Hydrothermal metamorphism c. Dynamic metamorphism d. Regional metamorphism e. All of the above

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There can be no variation of mineral composition in order for the substance to remain the same mineral

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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