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41.
Isaac Newton's law of inertia states that an object will continue in its state of rest or motion unless acted upon by an outside force. An object's inertia is directly related to its:
  1. Weight
  2. Momentum
  3. Mass
  4. Acceleration
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42.
The temperature of water in a glass is most directly related to which of the following?
  1. The energy level of the electrons associated with the water molecules.
  2. The strength of attractive forces between the water molecules.
  3. The movement of the water molecules.
  4. The heat generated by the evap- oration of water molecules.
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43.
Which of the following is the best indication that the water cycle is balanced, with total evaporation and transpiration equaling total precipitation?
  1. The total amount of fresh water on or under the land is equal to the total amount of salt water in the oceans.
  2. The proportion of total annual precipitation that falls as rain versus the proportion that falls as snow does not change from year to year.
  3. The total amount of water vapor in the earth's atmosphere remains relatively constant.
  4. The proportion of water vapor in the atmosphere produced by evaporation is similar to that produced by transpiration.
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44.
Which of the following is the most significant factor responsible for the physical weathering of rock outcrops in the northeastern United States?
  1. The shaking of rock caused by tectonic movements.
  2. The dissolving of rock by precipitation.
  3. The oxidation of minerals that are found in rock.
  4. The freezing of water in rock fractures.
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45.
The moon is located between the sun and the earth during new moons and solar eclipses. While new moons occur monthly, solar eclipses are rare. This is because a solar eclipse only occurs:
  1. When the sun, the moon, and the earth are aligned in the same plane.
  2. During an equinox, when the earth's Northern and Southern Hemispheres receive equal amounts of sunlight.
  3. When the moon's elliptical orbit brings it closest to the earth.
  4. During the summer solstice, when the earth's Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun.
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