The place, or zone, where one plate descends under another plate and into the asthenosphere is called a ______________ zone
a. subduction
b. convection
c. Mohorovic
d. none of these
a
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The strong force depends upon the electric charge of the particles involved
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The search for radio signals from intelligent civilizations on planets around nearby solar-type stars is an example of a
A) sky survey B) targeted search C) intentional search D) random sweep
147.5 ml of ethyl alcohol (coefficient of volume expansion 
at a temperature of 273.1 K is measured into a 150.0 ml glass beaker (whose coefficient of volume expansion is negligible by comparison). To what temperature does the beaker have to be warmed for it to be completely full (i.e. for the volume of the alcohol to reach 150.0 ml)?
A. 288.0 K B. 278.1 K C. 283.1 K D. 288.2 K