Which One of the Following Statements Is the Best Explanation

question 3

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements is the best explanation for the fact that metal pipes that carry water often burst during cold winter months?

• A)Water contracts upon freezing while the metal expands at lower temperatures.
• B)The metal contracts to a greater extent than the water.
• C)The interior of the pipe contracts less than the outside of the pipe.
• D)Water expands upon freezing while the metal contracts at lower temperatures.
• E)Both the metal and the water expand, but the water expands to a greater extent.

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Definitions:

Color-Blind

The inability or decreased ability to see color or distinguish color differences under normal lighting conditions.

Axons

Long, slender projections of nerve cells (neurons) that transmit electrical impulses away from the neuron body to other cells.

Ganglion Cells

Neurons located in the retina that receive visual information from photoreceptors and transmit it to the brain through the optic nerve.

Blind Spot

The point in the visual field that corresponds to the lack of light-detecting photoreceptor cells on the optic disc of the retina where the optic nerve passes through.