Newton's third law states that forces occur in pairs acting in the same direction

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


False

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Why does the plasma tail of a comet always point away from the Sun?

A) It is allergic to sunlight. B) Gases from the comet, heated by the Sun, push the tail away from the Sun. C) Radiation pressure from the Sun's light pushes the ions away. D) The conservation of the angular momentum of the tail keeps it always pointing away from the Sun. E) The solar wind blows the plasma ions directly away from the Sun.

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Beyond the scale of superclusters, galaxies are randomly distributed throughout the universe

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A floating leaf oscillates up and down twice in 1 s as a water wave of wavelength 10 m passes by. What is the wave's speed?

A) 2 m/s B) 10 m/s C) 20 m/s D) 40 m/s E) more than 40 m/s

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