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PHYS 123 EXAM 2 WELCH TAMU QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS

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An earthquake wave does its worst damage when it reaches an area that
A. slows it down
B. increases it frequency
C. decreases its frequency
D. adds additional energy


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slows it down

,As you travel deeper into the ocean, the water temperature
A. decreases with depth
B. increases with depth
C. does not change with depth
D. first gets colder, and then gets warmer


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decreases with depth




Because of evaporation, the air above the surface of the lake becomes cool, sound in
the air above the lake will tend to
A. bend upward away from the surface
B. bend downward toward the surface
C. go in a straight line parallel to the surface
D. alternatively up and down


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Bend downwards towards the surface.




For a good telescope (like Hubble) in geosynchronous orbit (HEO), a typical
resolution (for objects on the surface) is about
A. 4 inches
B. 3 ft (1 meter)
C. 20 ft
D. 300 ft


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, 4 inches




According to the IPCC, human caused CO2 emissions are how likely to be the caused
of the
observed warming of the Earth since the mid-20th century?
A. Unlikely.
B. 50/50.
C. More likely than not.
D. Extremely likely.
E. Certain.


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Certain




Magnetic monopoles
A. are found at the ends of magnets
B. are produced by cosmic rays
C. are found in the Earth's core
D. have never been found


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have never been found




Which of the following statements about earthquakes is true
A. S waves are fastest and cause the most destruction
B. P waves are fastest, and L waves cause the most destruction

, C. L waves are the slowest, and P waves cause the most destruction
D. P waves are the fastest and cause the most destruction


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P waves are the fastest, and L waves cause the most destruction.




Waves tend to bend in to the side
A. with slower wave velocity
B. with higher wave velocity
C. that is upward
D. that is downward


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with slower wave velocity




"Cool roofs"
A. must be white in the visible
B. must reflect infrared
C. must be brown in the visible
D. do not absorb UV


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must reflect infrared




Room-temperature superconductors
A. are used in advanced computers

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