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Which of these best describes what is happening at Location 6?

• F Oceanic plate is being created.

• G Continent is being destroyed.

• H Island is forming.

• J Oceanic crust is being destroyed.

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• The cart was stationary with a velocity of 0 m/s for the entire 7 seconds. 
• The cart was stationary except for a short burst of acceleration of 0.5 m/s^2 . 
• The cart moved at a constant velocity of 0.5 m/s for the entire 7 seconds.
• The cart accelerated at a constant rate of approximately 0.8 m/s^2 . 

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• The book, the ball, and the car 
• The ball, the car, and the bird 
• The can, the swing, and the bird 
• The book, the ball, the can, and the swing 

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• As the fuel burns, gases push against the rocket, moving it upward. 
• As the fuel burns, gases move out of the rocket and reduce air resistance. 
• As the fuel burns, the mass of the rocket decreases. 
• As the fuel burns, the rocket moves faster. 

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A teacher rubbed a match against a piece of sandpaper. The match started to burn. Which statement best describes the energy changes that occurred?

• The chemical energy stored in the match changed to thermal energy and light energy.

• The thermal energy stored in the match changed to light energy and chemical energy.

• The light energy and thermal energy stored in the match changed to mechanical energy.

• The light energy and thermal energy stored in the match changed to chemical energy.

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• The Pacific and Nazca plates are both moving to the east. 
• The Pacific and Nazca plates are both moving to the west. 
• The Pacific plate is moving to the west, and the Nazca plate is moving to the east. 
• The Pacific plate is moving to the east, and the Nazca plate is moving to the west. 

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The universe has many different components. Which list places four components of the universe in the most likely order from smallest to largest?

• Planets, stars, galaxies, nebulae

• Nebulae, stars, planets, galaxies

• Galaxies, stars, planets, nebulae

• Planets, stars, nebulae, galaxies

All living things require oxygen to survive. Where on the periodic table above would you find gases like oxygen?

• section A 

• section B 

• section C 

• section D 

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Some elements have properties of metals and nonmetals, which make them useful in electronic devices. Where can these elements be found? 

• section A 

• section B

• section C

• section D 

Transition metals are malleable and are found in section B. What is another property of metals in section B?

• conducts heat
  

• liquid state of matter
  

• highly reactive and never found as a pure element 

• poor conductors of electricity