A slice of cheese is 3.0°C and is sitting on a dish that is 3.0°C. If the dish and cheese are in a refrigerator that is set to 3.0°C, which of the following statements is true? (1 point)
Responses
The temperature of the air in the refrigerator will decrease and the temperature of the cheese will increase.
The temperature of the air in the refrigerator will decrease and the temperature of the cheese will increase.
Heat will not flow because there is no temperature difference between the substances.
Heat will not flow because there is no temperature difference between the substances.
The temperature of the cheese will increase and the temperature of the dish will decrease.
The temperature of the cheese will increase and the temperature of the dish will decrease.
Heat will flow from the air in the refrigerator to the cheese and the dish.
The temperature of the cheese will increase and the temperature of the dish will decrease.
Complete the following sentences by placing the correct word into the box.
the brightness of a star depends on how much light is released by the star and how far the star is from Earth. There are two ways to describe a star's brightness. A star's____ Response area brightness is the brightness seen by humans on Earth. A star's Response area _____ brightness is its actual brightness and does not depend on where the star is viewed from.
initial apparent terminal absolute
A star's APPARENT brightness is the brightness seen by humans on Earth. A star's ABSOLUTE brightness is its actual brightness and does not depend on where the star is viewed from.
The picture below shows one cell dividing into two cells. Which of the following statements is best supported by the picture shown above?(1 point)
Responses
Both living and non-living organisms contain cells.
Both living and non-living organisms contain cells.
All organisms are multi-cellular.
All organisms are multi-cellular.
All cells come from pre-existing cells.
All cells come from pre-existing cells.
Cell division only occurs in animals.
All cells come from pre-existing cells.
Thousands of golden toads, shown below, used to occupy the tropical forests of Costa Rica. In the late 1980s, however, unusually warm weather caused many of the pools that the toads used as breeding areas to dry up. By 2004, the golden toad was listed as extinct. This example demonstrates how:(1 point)
Responses
extinction is caused by bacteria, fungi, and other infectious agents.
extinction is caused by bacteria, fungi, and other infectious agents.
extinction can be related to a failure to adapt to changes in the environment.
extinction can be related to a failure to adapt to changes in the environment.
extinction can be related to invasion by non-native species competing for resources.
extinction can be related to invasion by non-native species competing for resources.
extinction is directly related to human impact.
Extinction can be related to a failure to adapt to changes in the environment.
he average monthly rainfall during the summer months in Boulder, Colorado and in Madison, Wisconsin are shown in the graph below. Which of the following conclusions could be made from this data?(1 point)
Responses
Madison's summer climate is drier than Boulder's.
Madison's summer climate is drier than Boulder's.
It is hotter in Madison than in Boulder during the summer.
It is hotter in Madison than in Boulder during the summer.
Madison's summer climate is wetter than Boulder's.
Madison's summer climate is wetter than Boulder's.
It is hotter in Madison than in Boulder during the winter.
Madison's summer climate is wetter than Boulder's.
The Earth has spheres that are constantly interacting. Which of the following is the best example of the geosphere interacting with the biosphere?(1 point)
Responses
Strong winds carry pollen across large fields to flowers.
Strong winds carry pollen across large fields to flowers.
A strain of bacteria is able to live deep in an ocean.
A strain of bacteria is able to live deep in an ocean.
Volcanic ash provides nutrients in the soil for plants.
Volcanic ash provides nutrients in the soil for plants.
Some land mammals are dependent on ice formations.
Some land mammals are dependent on ice formations.