What process has shaped Earth's surface more than any other?
A) impact cratering
B) wind erosion
C) acid rain
D) volcanism
E) plate tectonics
E
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A. circle the loop in a clockwise direction. B. circle the loop in a counterclockwise direction. C. point straight up. D. point straight down.
When the kinetic energy of a simple pendulum decreases, the ______________ of the pendulum increases
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A helium-neon laser (l = 632.8 nm) is used to calibrate a diffraction grating. If the first-order maximum occurs at 20.5°, what is the line spacing, d?
a. 1.81 × 10^-6 m b. 1.00 × 10^-5 m c. 1.00 × 10^-4 m d. 1.31 × 10^-6 m e. 6.76 × 10^-7 m
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A) they contain no G, K, or M dwarfs. B) they contain only blue reflection nebulae. C) dust obscures the longer, red, wavelengths. D) O and B blue giants are much brighter than G, K, or M dwarfs. E) dark matter gravitationally shifts all wavelengths towards the blue.