Question: Choose your answer.

The surface of a heated metal object measures 120C. It is dropped into a bucket filled with water measuring 10C. Which of the following is most likely to occur?

OPTIONS:
- Both the water and metal will adjust to the same temperature below 10C.
- The water and metal will adjust to different temperatures above 120C.
- The water will remain the same temperature, but the metal will cool to 10C.
- The water and metal will adjust to the same temperature between 10C and 120C.
My Answer: The water and metal will adjust to the same temperature between 10C and 120C.

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Clouds and precipitation moved across western Massachusetts one evening. The temperature changed from 41F to 28F. Which of the following changes in precipitation most likely occurred on this evening?

OPTIONS:
- sleet changing to hail
- snow changing to rain
- rain changing to sleet
- snow changing to hail
My Answer: rain changing to sleet

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A group of students found metamorphic rocks near a campsite. The presence of metamorphic rocks is most likely evidence of

OPTIONS:
- dinosaur activity
- sediment deposition
- high pressure
- wind-borne sand
My Answer: high pressure

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Scientists measured the patterns of spectral lines given off by distant galaxies and concluded that almost all of these galaxies are moving away from Earth. What did the scientists observe directly?

OPTIONS:
- a shift toward longer wavelengths of light
- a shift toward shorter wavelengths of light
- the absence of wavelengths in the visible light range
- the compression of wavelengths in the visible light range
My Answer:
a shift toward longer wavelengths of light