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Question
- what is true about wind?
(1 point)
wind cannot cause things to move.
wind can be still.
wind can only be warm.
wind is always safe.
- in which of the following do the molecules move past each other but do not go very far apart from each other? (1 point)
apple
ice cream
steam
milk
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Brief Explanations
- Wind is the movement of air. By definition, it cannot be still. Wind can cause things to move (e.g., blowing leaves). It can be cold or warm (e.g., cold fronts bring cold winds). And it's not always safe (e.g., hurricanes are dangerous winds).
- In solids (like an apple), molecules are closely packed and vibrate in place. In gases (like steam), molecules are far apart and move freely. In liquids (like milk), molecules move past each other but don't go very far apart. Ice cream is a complex mixture, but milk is a liquid in its basic form for this molecular - movement context.
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- None of the options are correct. But if we assume there was a typo and we are to pick the least wrong:
- Wind cannot be still (as wind is air in motion). The option “Wind can be still” is incorrect. “Wind cannot cause things to move” is wrong. “Wind can only be warm” is wrong. “Wind is always safe” is wrong. But if forced to pick based on the nature of wind as air movement (not being still), the first step of elimination shows the wrongness of the given options more clearly.
- milk