Which angle is vertical to <HGJ?
(1 point)
Responses
< DGE
< DGE
<EHG
< FDG
< FDG
< DGF
< DGF
Which term refers to the exact meaning of a word or phrase based on its dictionary definition?(1 point)
Responses
technical meaning
technical meaning
literary meaning
literary meaning
literal meaning
literal meaning
familiar meaning
literal meaning
Which term refers to words, phrases, or sentences around a word that help you figure out its meaning? (1 point)
Responses
context
context
technical vocabulary
technical vocabulary
dictionary definitions
dictionary definitions
literal words
context
Which words or phrases could give you context clues in a sentence to help you find another word's meaning? Select the two correct answers. (1 point)
Responses
because of
because of
in addition
in addition
meaning
meaning
together with
together with
also known as
because of and in addition
Technical Definitions Quick Check
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Question
Which term refers to the meaning of words in a specific setting? (1 point)
Responses
technical meaning
technical meaning
literal meaning
literal meaning
dictionary definition
dictionary definition
complex definition
technical meaning
Which kinds of texts are more likely to have vocabulary with technical meanings? Select two answers.(1 point)
Responses
a manual about car maintenance for car owners
a manual about car maintenance for car owners
a poem about love
a poem about love
a book about the history of space flight
a book about the history of space flight
a book about one fairy's struggle to save her home
a book about one fairy's struggle to save her home
a story about a girl and her dog
a manual about car maintenance for car owners
a book about the history of space flight
Which events would be more common in a command economy than a market economy? Select all that apply.
(1 point)
Responses
People with lower incomes have the same goods as people with higher incomes.
People with lower incomes have the same goods as people with higher incomes.
People wait in long lines for cheap goods.
People wait in long lines for cheap goods.
New businesses are started to fill society’s unmet needs.
New businesses are started to fill society’s unmet needs.
Young college graduates have difficulties finding jobs.
Young college graduates have difficulties finding jobs.
A great deal of food in a market is thrown out because people wait in long lines for cheap goods.
A great deal of food in a market is thrown out because people wait in long lines for cheap goods.
Companies develop new and useful technologies.
People wait in long lines for cheap goods.
Young college graduates have difficulties finding jobs.
What is allocation by need?
(1 point)
Responses
pricing goods based on want rather than need
pricing goods based on want rather than need
giving or selling goods only to people who most need them
giving or selling goods only to people who most need them
giving or selling goods to whoever will stand in line the longest
giving or selling goods to whoever will stand in line the longest
pricing goods so that even the most vulnerable members of society can afford them
giving or selling goods only to people who most need them
Which of the following are the basic economic questions? Select all that apply.
(1 point)
Responses
Where should goods be produced?
Where should goods be produced?
How should goods be produced?
How should goods be produced?
What goods are produced?
What goods are produced?
Which resources can be used for goods?
Which resources can be used for goods?
Who receives the produced goods?
Who receives the produced goods?
Why will people buy the goods?
What goods are produced?
How should goods be produced?
Who receives the produced goods?
Helium is most known for its uses in floating balloons, but it has many scientific applications, such as preparing NASA rockets, testing aircraft in wind tunnels, and lifting weather monitoring equipment into the upper atmosphere. However, once released into the atmosphere, helium cannot be recovered.
Use the passage to answer the question.
How might a weather scientist feel about the market for helium-filled balloons?
(1 point)
Responses
Those that make helium-filled balloons educate the public about the uses of helium.
Those that make helium-filled balloons educate the public about the uses of helium.
Helium-filled balloons consume a resource that could be better used.
Helium-filled balloons consume a resource that could be better used.
Helium-filled balloons increase the profits of helium-holding organizations.
Helium-filled balloons increase the profits of helium-holding organizations.
Helium-filled balloons create a motivation for mining companies to find helium pockets
A weather scientist might feel that helium-filled balloons consume a resource that could be better used.
Use the scenario to answer the question.
A student creates a chart to describe Earth’s solar system in the Milky Way galaxy.
Which statement could be included to accurately describe the solar system as part of the galaxy?
(1 point)
Responses
The solar system is comprised of millions of stars from the Milky Way.
The solar system is comprised of millions of stars from the Milky Way.
The solar system is one of many such systems in the Milky Way.
The solar system is one of many such systems in the Milky Way.
The solar system is located in the center of the Milky Way.
The solar system is located in the center of the Milky Way.
The solar system is larger than the Milky Way.
The solar system is one of many such systems in the Milky Way.
Use the scenario to answer the question.
A student creates an illustration of the Milky Way galaxy.
What should be placed at the center of the Milky Way galaxy on this illustration?
(1 point)
Responses
a planet
a planet
a star
a star
a solar system
a solar system
a black hole
a black hole
Galaxies and The Universe Quick Check
3 of 43 of 4 Items
Question
There are stars located in the center bulge of the Milky Way and the spiral arms of the Milky Way. What is the difference between the stars at the center bulge and the stars in the arms?(1 point)
Responses
The stars at the center bulge are typically older than the stars in the arms.
The stars at the center bulge are typically older than the stars in the arms.
The stars at the center bulge are typically smaller than the stars in the arms.
The stars at the center bulge are typically smaller than the stars in the arms.
The stars at the center bulge are typically colder than the stars in the arms.
The stars at the center bulge are typically colder than the stars in the arms.
The stars at the center bulge are typically brighter than the stars in the arms.
The stars at the center bulge are typically older than the stars in the arms.
Use the scenario to answer the question.
A student is creating a table to describe our solar system.
Which statement could be added because it accurately describes our solar system in the Milky Way?
(1 point)
Responses
Our solar system is one of close to a billion systems that might have a habitable planet like Earth.
Our solar system is one of close to a billion systems that might have a habitable planet like Earth.
Our solar system is located on the center bulge of the Milky Way.
Our solar system is located on the center bulge of the Milky Way.
Our solar system will always be part of the Milky Way.
Our solar system will always be part of the Milky Way.
Our solar system is the only one with a star at the center of it.