1. The thermal convection that drives plate motion is caused by

O gravitational motions

O subduction

O sea-floor spreading

O an unequal distribution of heat

Inertia is the resistance of an object to a change in its ... A. Gravity B. Motion C. Mass D. Balanced Force

is the thermal energy transferred in a refrigerator primarily by conduction, convection or radiation? explain your answer

Which of following is an example of deduction?

What assumption can be made about the densities of two different spheres that have an identical volume but very different masses?

Which statement best explains why nonpolar substances have low solubility in water? a) They are much larger than water. b) They are much denser than water. c) They have strong mutual attractions. d) They cannot form hydrogen bonds to water.

8. A gas is contained in a horizontal piston-cylinder apparatus at a pressure of 350 kPa and a volume of 0.02 m3. Determine the work done by the piston on the gas if the cylinder volume is increased to 0.15 m3 through heating.

A 75.0 kg person stands on a scale in an elevator. (a) What does the scale read (in N and in kg) when the elevator is at rest?

The hinge at A and cable BDC support beam ABC. Cable BDC passes over the pulley D that is pinned to the ceiling. (Assume that the + x-axis is to the right and the + y-axis is up along the page.

The "zone of avoidance" a) Accounts for the absence of any planet between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter Prevents collisions between planets in the Solar System.

Electric current is ...