If Water Behaved Like Other Compounds

question 52

Multiple Choice

If water behaved like other compounds,

• A) icebergs would sink to the bottom of the oceans.
• B) the whole iceberg would float just below the surface.
• C) it would shrink as it cooled and froze.
• D) all of the above
• E) A and C only

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Definitions:

Temporal Bone

A bone on the side of the skull that houses structures of the ear and is part of the cranium.

Pinna

The external part of the ear in humans and many animals, which serves to collect and direct sound waves toward the ear canal.

Visual Field

Area of vision for each eye.

Ganglion Cell Axons

The nerve fibers originating from ganglion cells in the retina, converging to form the optic nerve, and transmitting visual information to the brain.