Which of the Following Was True of Poor Inner-City African

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was true of poor inner-city African Americans in the first decade of the twenty-first century?

• A) In 2006, less than half of inner-city blacks completed high school.
• B) 60 percent of young, inner-city blacks were unemployed in 2006.
• C) In 2010, only 35 percent of black children lived with both their parents.
• D) The number of black children living with both their parents had been steadily declining since before the 1970s.
• E) All these answers are correct.

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Capillary Action

The ability of a liquid to flow in narrow spaces without the assistance of, and in opposition to, external forces like gravity.

Hydrogen Bonds

Weak bonds between molecules or within molecules due to the attraction between a hydrogen atom and a more electronegative atom.

Adhesive Forces

The attractive forces between unlike molecules that cause them to cling to one another.

Oxidizing Agent

A substance that gains electrons and thereby causes another substance to be oxidized in a chemical reaction.