As you go higher and higher above the surface of the Earth, the acceleration of a freely falling body __________

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gets smaller and smaller

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Graphical Analysis: An object is moving with constant non-zero velocity in the +x direction. The velocity versus time graph of this object is

A. a horizontal straight line. B. a vertical straight line. C. a straight line making an angle with the time axis. D. a parabolic curve.

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The primary evidence that the outer core is molten is an abrupt

A) increase in the velocity of P-waves, but no increase in S-waves. B) increase in the velocity of L-waves. C) stop of S-wave propagation, and a decrease in P-wave velocity. D) stop of P-wave propagation, and a decrease in S-wave velocity.

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Newton found that gravity varied with the ________ of the distance between the two bodies pulling on each other

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The water level in identical bowls, A and B, is exactly the same. A contains only water; B contains floating ice as well as water. When we weigh the bowls, we find that

a. WA < WB. b. WA = WB. c. WA > WB. d. WB > WA if the volume of the ice cubes is greater than 1/9the volume of the water. e. WB > WA if the volume of the ice cubes is greater than 9 times the volume of the water.

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