Defense Spending Makes Up What Portion of the U

question 23

Multiple Choice

Defense spending makes up what portion of the U.S.government budget?

• A) 5 percent
• B) 10 percent
• C) 20 percent
• D) 40 percent

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Definitions:

Wilhelm Roentgen

The German physicist who discovered X-rays in 1895, an achievement for which he was awarded the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.

X-rays

A form of electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than ultraviolet light, capable of penetrating solids and used in medical imaging.

Discovered

The act of finding or uncovering something that was previously unknown or hidden.

Electroplating

The act of depositing the atoms of one type metal onto another.