How do contact and non-contact forces compare and contrast?

Why should the scientific method be used to answer a question? a. it provides a way to test an idea without any bias. b. it provides a way to test a hypothesis. c. it provides a way to ensure all hypotheses are proven correct. d. it provides a way to quickly turn a hypothesis into a scientific theory.

3. how much energy in joules is required to evaporate .0005 kg of liquid ammonia to vapor at the same temperature? 4. how much energy ( in megajoules ) is given up by .75 kg of water at 0c when it freezes to form ice at 0c? 5. explain how heat works between and at critical temperatures?

How do you identify the anode on a power source such as a battery? how do you identify the cathode? how are terms anion and cation?