A Hot Piece of Iron Is Thrown into the Ocean

question 36

Multiple Choice

A hot piece of iron is thrown into the ocean and its temperature eventually stabilizes.Which of the following statements concerning this process is correct? (There may be more than one correct choice.)

• A) The entropy lost by the iron is equal to the entropy gained by the ocean.
• B) The entropy gained by the iron is equal to the entropy lost by the ocean.
• C) The change in the entropy of the iron-ocean system is zero.
• D) The ocean gains more entropy than the iron loses.
• E) The ocean gains less entropy than the iron loses.

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Describe the process and criteria of judicial review in the context of legislative and executive actions.

Explain the use of strict scrutiny, intermediate scrutiny, and rational basis review in equal protection and due process analysis.

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