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conceptual physical science

Questions and Answers of Conceptual Physical Science

Use the scientific method: (1) Based on your observations of your environment, (2) develop a question,(3) hypothesize the answer, (4) predict the consequences if your hypothesis is correct, (5) test
The more candy bars you add to your diet per day, the more weight you gain (all other factors, such as the amount of exercise you get, being equal). Is this an example of a direct proportion or an
State the relation in Exercise 19 in mathematical form.Exercise 19The more candy bars you add to your diet per day, the more weight you gain (all other factors, such as the amount of exercise you
Give an example of two quantities that are related in an inverse proportion that you have observed in your daily life? Express this relation in mathematical form.
In what way is the printing press like the Internet in the history of science?
Discuss the value Galileo placed on experimentation over philosophical discussions.
Monroe Outpatient Surgery Center (MOSC) is developing an operating budget for the month ending June 30, 2024. MOSC expects to perform 80 surgical procedures during the month. MOSC’s average charge
Children’s Best Hope (CBH) provides day-care services to low-income families. CBH bills the state for its services under a service contract. Billings for the first 4 months of 2023 are anticipated
See question 2-10 above. Assuming your organization was significantly impacted by the COVID pandemic what actions would you have taken moving forward?Data From Question 2-10No matter how carefully we
No matter how carefully we budget, things sometimes differ from our plan. If you were the manager of an organization in 2020, how do you think the COVID pandemic might have impacted your
Refer to Question 3-6. With the end of the war in Afghanistan, the mayor of Parsons City volunteered to have 500 Afghan refugees resettled in his city. He decided to house them in vacant properties,
Distinguish between a top-down and bottom-up budget process.
Describe zero-based budgeting.
Discuss how having a flexible budget would have been useful for governmental, health, and not-for profit organizations when the COVID pandemic hit the United States in 2020.
Why are zero-coupon bonds so named?
The Gupta Center for Excellence in Government is considering the purchase of new equipment that will cost $1.3 million if purchased today and will generate the following cash disbursements and
The Calabrese Government Watchdog Group is considering a 4-year investment opportunity with the following cash flows: If Calabrese uses an annual discount rate of 8 percent, should it pursue the
Run Down Rural District needs to resurface a section of its roads this spring. The district council is considering using one of two technologies. The first involves putting down stone and gravel the
Eger Township is preparing its budget for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. The township has a Management Department, a Public Works Department, a Recreation Department, and a Public Safety
York County, New Jersey decided in late 2020 that it would set up county COVID vaccination sites in large vacant mall stores (Sears, Kmart). These sites were opened at the beginning of 2021 to
Helpers of the Homeless plans to lease some new equipment. The lease calls for payments of $750 per year and is based on 10 annual payments and a 6 percent interest rate. As an accommodation to the
White Cliffs County needs to borrow money to pay to replace lead pipes in the water system. The cost of the project will be fifty million dollars. The bonds, which have semi-annual interest payments,
The Teachers' Retirement System of a midwestern state is selling a bond investment from its portfolio to generate cash to make payments to retirees for the coming year It plans to sell $100 million
The Dinosaur Adventure Theme Park needs $200 million to build a monorail that will run through the park. The park's financial advisors believe that it will be able to borrow the the money by issuing
The Federal government made PPP loans available during the COVID pandemic. What did PPP stand for? Were these loans available only to for-profit businesses?
On January 1, 2022, Central City issued a 20-year serial bond to finance improvements to the water distribution system. Bonds with face value of $80 million were issued with coupon and maturity rates
In May of 2020 Millbridge Hospital attempted to buy 100,000 N95 protective masks for their employees rather than the 20,000 they would normally need. However, they found that due to the COVID
Should the accounts receivable reported on the balance sheet match the revenues less any amount collected during the current year?
Last month, the town of New Hen established a Parking Enforcement Unit (PEU) to write parking citations. New Hen budgeted $3,600 for the unit’s first 30 days, and estimated PEU officers would write
No Child Hungry provides food boxes to children with inadequate food resources. During the COVID pandemic, the combination of food shortages in markets and employee layoffs saw the demand for food
During the COVID pandemic, many employees were asked to work at home. What controls might managers have employed to assure that employee performance did not fall during the period of work from home?
Meals for the Homeless (Meals) usually experiences seasonality in its cash balances. In December contributions from donors increase its cash balances, and then these balances are used throughout the
The Local Town Health Center has been a long-time customer of Medical Supplies R Us. Typically Local Town purchases 500 cartons of tongue depressors for $3.46 per carton, at terms of 2/15 N/30. Local
Will long-term assets appear on the governmental funds balance sheet? Why?
What is an ACFR? Discuss.
Suppose Searing School District provides paid time off (PTO) to its employees, and unused PTO may be transferred to the next fiscal year. During the year, employees earned $100,000 of PTO and carried
Suppose the not-for-profit Bring the Noise, which supports local musicians, received the voluntary services of two accountants who are CPAs. One accountant donated her time maintaining the general
A board sets aside resources to earn investment income to support general operations. Would the resources set aside be recorded in a fund with donor restrictions or a fund without donor restrictions?
After you have given the contemplation of basic goodness a fair shake, there are a zillion other thoughts also worthy of your contemplation. Within the context of this chapter, try contemplating the
If you tried the above activity, you have discovered that it is not easy finding yourself amid your many thoughts. Nonetheless, consider it a worthy endeavor and a healthy habit to get to know
Find a quiet and comfortable place to sit, where you won’t be disturbed. Place your hands on your legs and straighten your back. Imagine a string attached to the top of your head lifting you
Where and how would the Moon be positioned if the scene in the illustration were close to the North Pole? A B
The crescent Moon always points toward the Sun. You can use this fact to estimate your latitude. Down by the equator (0? latitude), the setting crescent Moon lies flat on the horizon, while up close
Simulate the lunar phases. Insert a pencil into a Styrofoam ball. This will be the Moon. Position a lamp (representing the Sun) in another room near the doorway. Hold the ball in front and slightly
The following terms are used to describe a water wave: Crest?the highest elevation above the undisturbed sea surface. Trough?the lowest depression below the undisturbed sea surface. Wavelength?the
For an easy-to-make model of air pressure, fill a glass with water. Place a piece of cardboard over the top of the glass and hold the cardboard in place with one hand as you turn the glass upside
A physical property of any material is its density—its mass per volume. Pennies made after 1982 contain both copper and zinc. Pennies made before 1982 are pure copper. Zinc is less dense than
Isopropyl alcohol, also known as rubbing alcohol, is very toxic if ingested. This is because it acts to destroy the digestive proteins and other important biomolecules in your stomach. Do this
Throughout the history of life on Earth, there have been at least six major mass extinctions. The one that killed off the dinosaurs occurred about 65 million years ago, and it is thought to have been
Many people hear about atmospheric ozone depletion and wonder why we don’t simply replace the ozone that has been destroyed. Knowing about chlorofluorocarbons and knowing how catalysts work,
Search the Internet to find what major rivers in the world no longer reach the oceans. What impact does beef consumption have on water use? How are these two issues related?
In reference to human nature, Jerome Delli Priscoli, a social scientist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, stated, “The thirst for water may be more persuasive than the impulse toward
It is possible to tow icebergs to coastal cities as a source of fresh water. What obstacles—technological, social, environmental, and political—do you foresee for such an endeavor?
Why are people so willing to buy bottled water when it is so expensive, both financially and environmentally?
Oxygen, O2, dissolves quite well in a class of compounds known as liquid perfluorocarbons?so well that oxygenated perfluorocarbons can be inhaled in a liquid phase, as is demonstrated by the rodent
A computer screen looked at from a distance appears as a smooth continuous flow of images. Up close, however, we see that this is an illusion. What really exists are a series of tiny dots (pixels)
Calculate your estimated annual dose of radiation, using the EPA’s radiation dose calculator available at http://www.epa.gov/radiation/understand/calculate.html.
You can ?quantize? your whistle by whistling down a long tube, such as the tube from a roll of wrapping paper. First, without the tube, whistle from a high pitch to a low pitch. Do it loudly and in a
Write a letter to your grandparents and tell them the reasons for the blueness of the sky and the redness of sunrises and sunsets. Explain how knowing the reasons adds to, not subtracts from, your
As evidenced in the photos that make up Figure 26.17, the sky when viewed from Mars is not blue, as it is when viewed from Earth. Why not?
What is the major difference between the terrestrial planets and the jovian planets?
Do all moons orbit in the same direction as the direction in which their planet spins?
Is the fact that we see only one side of the Moon evidence that the Moon spins or that it doesn’t? Defend your answer.
In what alignment of Sun, Moon, and Earth does a lunar eclipse occur?
Astronomers using land-based telescopes must contend with glare from moonlight for about two weeks out of every month. Is the same true of an astronomer using an orbiting space telescope?
Nearly everybody has witnessed a lunar eclipse, but relatively few people have seen a total solar eclipse. Why? А B
In what sense is Pluto a potential comet?
What are the chances that microbial life forms might one day be found elsewhere in our solar system? How much effort should we exert in searching for such life forms? And what precautions should we
What does Jupiter have in common with the Sun that the terrestrial planets don’t? What differentiates Jupiter from a star?
When it comes to celestial bodies, such as planets and stars, why doesn’t a larger size necessarily mean a larger mass? Uranus
Earth rotates much faster than Venus. How does the giant impact theory of the Moon account for this fact?
Why are many craters evident on the surface of the Moon but not on the surface of Earth?
Why is there no atmosphere on the Moon? Defend your answer
Photograph (a) shows the Moon partially lit by the Sun. Photograph (b) shows a Ping-Pong ball in sunlight. Compare the positions of the Sun in the sky when these two photographs were taken. Do the
We always see the same face of the Moon because the rotation of the Moon on its axis matches the rate at which it revolves around Earth. Does it follow that an observer on the Moon always sees the
Since we never see the back side of the Moon, would an observer on the back side of the Moon ever see Earth?
In what alignment of Sun, Moon, and Earth does a solar eclipse occur?
What does the Moon have in common with a compass needle?
If you were on the Moon and you looked up and saw a full Earth, would it be nighttime or daytime on the Moon?
If you were on the Moon and you looked up and saw a new Earth, would it be nighttime or daytime on the Moon?
Earth takes 365.25 days to revolve around the Sun. If Earth took this same amount of time to spin on its axis, what might we note about the Sun’s position in the sky?
Which of these three orientations of the Moon at sunset is most accurate? A B
Assuming the above illustration depicts a sunset, by the next sunset, will the Moon appear farther from or closer to the Sun? A B
Is the sailboat seen in the illustration sailing at a location closer to the North Pole or closer to the Equator? How can you tell? A B
Smaller chunks of asteroids are sent hurling toward Earth much more frequently than larger chunks of asteroids. Why?
Why are meteorites so much more easily found in Antarctica than in other continents?
A meteor is visible only once, but a comet may be visible at regular intervals throughout its lifetime. Why?
Chances are about 50-50 that in any night sky, there is at least one visible comet that has not been discovered. This keeps amateur astronomers busy looking night after night, partly because the
Consider what human civilization would be like if Earth had no moon.
Why do low-mass stars live longer than high-mass stars?
What is the relationship between a white dwarf and a nova?
From where does the energy of a quasar originate?
What would happen to the curvature of a balloon if it could be inflated to the size of the Sun?
Does it necessarily take a minimum of 25,000 years to travel a distance of 25,000 light-years?
What was Einstein’s cosmological constant?
Mercury and Venus are never seen at night straight up toward the top of the sky. Why not?
If Venus were somehow transported into the habitable zone, would conditions once again become favorable for life?
Why is there so little wind on the surface of Venus?
What is the cause of winds on Mars (and also on nearly every other planet)?
The greenhouse effect is very pronounced on Venus but doesn’t exist on Mercury. Why?

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