A certain percentage of water that falls to Earth's surface as precipitation each year does not become surface water or groundwater and does not evaporate back into the atmosphere. Which of the following most likely explains what happens to this water? a, The water falls into the ocean, where it evaporates back into the atmosphere.
b, The water is stored as snow and ice on the Earth's surface.
c, The water molecules are broken down into hydrogen and oxygen atoms.
d, The water is absorbed and used by plants.

Aquantity of gas has a volume of 1.5 m3 and an absolute pressure of 95 kpa. when the gas is compressed to a volume of 0.5 m3, what is the new absolute pressure of the gas? (assume that there’s no change in temperature.)

Agroup of students is studying convection currents. they fill two identical balloons with the same amount of helium. one balloon is placed in a freezer and the other in an area with warm air. after 10 minutes, the balloons are released from a height of 1 meter. which of the following do the students most likely observe? question 2 options: the balloons rise at the same rate. both balloons are the same size. the ballons both rise. the cold ballon is larger than the warm balloon. the cold balloon expands and rises. the warm balloon shrinks and sinks. the warm balloon expands and rises. the cold balloon shrinks and sinks.

How would a small bar magnet be oriented when placed at position x?