Which of the following is not an example of osmosis? Multiple Choice
Salting meat serves as a preservative.
Vegetables placed in fresh water firm up.
Sugar in coffee dissolves.
Strawberries placed in sugar become syrupy.
Eating salty popcorn makes people's lips dry.

An asteroid is discovered in a nearly circular orbit around the sun, with an orbital radius that is 2.47 times earth's. what is the asteroid's orbital period, its "year," in terms of earth years?

An airplane flies eastward and always accelerates at a constant rate. at one position along its path it has a velocity of 34.3 m/s, it then flies a further distance of 40100 m and afterwards its velocity is 47.5 m/s. find the airplane\'s acceleration and calculate how much time elapses while the airplane covers those 40100 m.

Scout feels ill one day before school. her mother puts a thermometer in her mouth and the temperature begins to climb to 100°f. what is happening between the cooler thermometer and scout's body? a) scout's body is applying a force to the particles in the thermometer. b) kinetic energy is being transferred from her mouth to the thermometer. c) potential energy is being lost by the thermometer and gained by scout's body. d) the potential energy stored in foods is converted to mechanical energy to raise the mercury in the thermometer.