-requires a medium to travel
- is refracted when it bounces off a shiny surface
-is created by vibrations in electric and magnetic fields
-moves in longitudinal waves

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. compared to its surroundings, the concentration of solutes is low inside a cell. so, the cell is with respect to its surroundings. a particular solute in this cell uses energy for its transport from the cell to its surroundings. this type of transport is called

Scout feels ill one day before school. her mother puts a thermometer in her mouth and the temperature begins to climb to 100°f. what is happening between the cooler thermometer and scout's body? a) scout's body is applying a force to the particles in the thermometer. b) kinetic energy is being transferred from her mouth to the thermometer. c) potential energy is being lost by the thermometer and gained by scout's body. d) the potential energy stored in foods is converted to mechanical energy to raise the mercury in the thermometer.

Argon is adiabatically compressed from an initial volume of 16 liters to a final volume of 2 liters. by what factor do the following quantities change? do they increase or decrease? (a) the rms speed (b) the thermal energy of the gas (c) the molar specific heat cv (d) the pressure