Suppose that Earth's ice caps melted, but everything else about the Earth's surface and atmosphere stayed the same. What would happen to Earth's average surface temperature?

A) The temperature would not be affected at all.
B) The surface temperature would decrease.
C) The surface temperature would increase.
D) The surface temperature would change radically, until it was equal to the melting temperature of ice.


C

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A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

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The position of an object that is oscillating on an ideal spring is given by x = (17.4 cm) cos[(5.46 s-1)t]. Write an expression for the acceleration of the particle as a function of time using the cosine function

What will be an ideal response?

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