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GED Test 740 Questions with Verified Answers "WOW! Mom rides a kayak at noon." How are the underlined words alike? - CORRECT ANSWER They are palindromes Who was the author of Common Sense: Thomas Paine or Thomas Jefferson? - CORRECT ANSWER Thomas Paine What is NOT a real shark: hammerhead, shovelhead, or tigerhead? - CORRECT ANSWER tigerhead What is the force that slows down an object or stops its motion? - CORRECT ANSWER friction Which is greater than 90 degrees: an acute angle o...

US History 1 CLEP (2022/2023) Rated A+ The Line of Demarcation The line by the Pope to dived the world in half. Giving one half to Spain and the other the Portugal. The Spanish convinced to Pope to do this because both countries wanted to colonize but Portugal was the super power of the sea. Treaty of Tordesillas A 1494 agreement between portugal and spain, moving the Line of Demarcation farther west. Henry Clay Engineered the Missouri Compromise The Missouri Compromise of 1820 This maintaine...

It is believed that an asteroid or comet impact caused the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. What are the two major lines of evidence supporting this theory? - There is a layer of clay at the time of the dinosaurs with high concentration of iridium from asteroids in it, and scientists have found a large impact crater that hit Earth 65 million years ago. . Of the four Earth biomes shown below, which has the greatest number of species? - Rainforest A student collects the foll...

"Panspermia" is the idea that life on Earth may have arrived here by hitching a ride on a comet, asteroid, or meteor. Things that offer this idea credibility include - ️️-Meteors really can come from space and land on Earth -Some microorganisms really can survive in space "Planetesimals" are: - ️️Small planets that can eventually merge together to form larger planets "Songlines" were paths traced in the sky using stars that also corresponded to paths traced along land. This navi...

PHSC 121 Astronomy Exam 1 Definitions Correctly Answered 2024. Scientific method - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Observation 2. Hypothesis - an educated guess from observation to explain the phenomenon 3. Test the Hypothesis - many times! 4. Theory - developed from tested hypothesis 5. Natural Law - a theory tested over much time, many situations Constellation - CORRECT ANSWER pattern formed by the brighter stars in the sky (88 of them) Star - CORRECT ANSWER GREAT BIG BALL O GAS Planet - C...

Unit 16 Assignment A Overall Grade: Distinction Course Overall Grade: D*D Contains: Solar systems, Earth, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Ceres, Makemake, Haumea, Eris, Moons, Europa, Io, Ganymede, Titan, Big Bang theory, creation of solar system, stars, comets, life cycle of a comet, Keplers laws 1-3, compositions (C, S and M), asteroid belt, meteoroids, NASA, Oort clouds, radiation belts, gravity, sun, moon, earth, lunar months, moon cycle, solar eclipse,...

Astronomy Exam #1 Questions With Complete Solutions. What is a star? A star is a large luminous ball of gas that generates heat and light through nuclear fusion. What is a planet? A planet is a moderately large object that orbits a star. It shines by reflected light. Planets may be icy or rocky What is a moon? A moon (or satellite) is an object that orbits the planet. What is an asteroid? An asteroid is a small and ROCKY object that orbits a star. What is a comet? A comet is small a...

astronomy - Answer The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space layers of the sun - Answer photosphere, chromosphere, corona the moons gravitational pull is responsible for - Answer earths tides Equinox - Answer The two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun; september and march Solstice - Answer Either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator Big Bang Theory - Answer (c...

A car approaches you at 50 km/h. A fly inside the car is flying toward the back of the car at 7 km/h. From your point of view by the side of the road, the fly is moving at ______________km/h. - ️️43 A car approaches you at 50 km/h. The driver turns on the headlights. From your point of view, the light from the headlights is moving at - ️️c According to Einstein's special theory of relativity, which two quantities are different manifestations of the same thing? - ️️energy and mass ...

Astronomy Exam #1 Questions With Complete Solutions. What is a star? A star is a large luminous ball of gas that generates heat and light through nuclear fusion. What is a planet? A planet is a moderately large object that orbits a star. It shines by reflected light. Planets may be icy or rocky What is a moon? A moon (or satellite) is an object that orbits the planet. What is an asteroid? An asteroid is a small and ROCKY object that orbits a star. What is a comet? A comet is small a...