Much of the general structure and physical properties of the interior of the earth are inferred from:

A) deep oil and gas bore holes

B) geologic investigations

C) analysis of seismic waves

D) study of volcanoes

For which function is a heat engine most likely used? A) starting an air conditioner B) running a car C) igniting a furnace D) activating a thermostat

Assume that the moon is hit by about 25 million micrometeorite impacts each day, and that these impacts strike randomly around the moon's surface. also assume that after a footprint is hit by 20 micrometeorites it is erased.

1) Why do the different rocks exposed in the Grand Canyon appear in layers for the most part? Where are the oldest layers of rock found? Where are the youngest rocks found?

A geologist finds ripples preserved in ancient sedimentary rock that look just like ripples made by water in mud. He concludes that there was once water in that location that created the ripples. Why is this conclusion reasonable?

Which is a characteristic of the electron Sea model for Metallic bonding

What is the approximate weight of a 20-kg cannonball on the moon if the acceleration due to gravity is 1.6m/s^2

A man consumes 2245 kcal of food in one day, converting most of it to maintain body temperature. If he loses half this energy by evaporating water (through breathing and sweating), how many kilograms of water evaporate?

If an eagle and a bumblebee are traveling at 8km/hr which has more momentum?

For each case, identify the force (including its direction) that causes the acceleration. (a) A sprinter at the very start of the race.

Select the effects of radiation below that are stochastic: associated with short-term, high-level exposure associated with long-term, low-level exposure include cancer and other DNA mutation include burns and radiation sickness