The motion of a rock rolling downhill is known as ________ energy.

A. Electrical
B. Potential
C. Kinetic
D. Mechanical
E. Latent


Answer: C

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The demographic transition refers to a country's change from

A. High to low birth rates and low to high death rates B. High birth and death rates to low birth and death rates C. A majority of elderly people to a majority of young people D. A majority of young people to a majority of elderly people E. Low to high birth rates and high to low death rates

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A) the warmest climates. B) diets primarily based on eating grains. C) the largest families. D) good educational systems, particularly for women.

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A) dredging B) slavery C) the factory system D) the guild system E) urban defense systems

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