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What was Andy Warhol known for in the Pop Art movement?
What was Andy Warhol known for in the Pop Art movement?
When was Woodrow Wilson elected President of the United States?
When was Woodrow Wilson elected President of the United States?
What is still not completely understood despite vast research according to the text?
What is still not completely understood despite vast research according to the text?
What do many sociologists believe about the national character of the United States?
What do many sociologists believe about the national character of the United States?
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Where do wild violets typically grow and bloom?
Where do wild violets typically grow and bloom?
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What is an etude designed for in the context of music?
What is an etude designed for in the context of music?
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Why do researchers identify behavioral patterns related to animals' selection of a place to live, avoiding predators, and finding food?
Why do researchers identify behavioral patterns related to animals' selection of a place to live, avoiding predators, and finding food?
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What has happened to the average world temperatures since the mid-nineteenth century?
What has happened to the average world temperatures since the mid-nineteenth century?
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When was the plan to connect the Hudson River with Lake Erie by a canal first proposed?
When was the plan to connect the Hudson River with Lake Erie by a canal first proposed?
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What remains a mystery despite botanists' efforts to explain?
What remains a mystery despite botanists' efforts to explain?
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How does dimness of light affect the eyes according to the text?
How does dimness of light affect the eyes according to the text?
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What is petroleum composed of according to the text?
What is petroleum composed of according to the text?
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Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence: 'The art works of Madlyn-Ann Woolwich are characterized by strong, dark colors and fine attention to patterns of light _____ the viewer’s eye.'
Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence: 'The art works of Madlyn-Ann Woolwich are characterized by strong, dark colors and fine attention to patterns of light _____ the viewer’s eye.'
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The city of Kalamazoo, Michigan, derives its name from a Native American word _______ 'bubbling springs'.
The city of Kalamazoo, Michigan, derives its name from a Native American word _______ 'bubbling springs'.
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In the sentence 'A grass-eating, river dwelling mammal, the hippopotamus _____ to the pig.', which option correctly fills in the blank?
In the sentence 'A grass-eating, river dwelling mammal, the hippopotamus _____ to the pig.', which option correctly fills in the blank?
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Which phrase best describes jet propulsion as mentioned in the text?
Which phrase best describes jet propulsion as mentioned in the text?
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Salt is manufactured in quantities that exceed those of most _______, other commercial chemicals.
Salt is manufactured in quantities that exceed those of most _______, other commercial chemicals.
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'The United States consists of fifty states, _______ has its own government.' Which option correctly fills in the blank?
'The United States consists of fifty states, _______ has its own government.' Which option correctly fills in the blank?
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Study Notes
Animal Behavior and Ecology
- Animal researchers have identified many behavioral patterns associated with selecting a place to live, avoiding predators, and finding food.
Climate Change
- Average world temperatures have risen by half a degree Celsius since the mid-nineteenth century.
History of Infrastructure
- The plan to connect the Hudson River with Lake Erie by a canal was first proposed in the late eighteenth century.
Botany
- The presence of alkaloids in certain plants remains a mystery, despite botanists formulating several theories to explain it.
Photography and Light
- Dimness of light does not harm the eyes any more than taking a photograph in dim light can harm a camera.
Film Industry
- Contemporary film directors often write the scripts for, act in, and even produce their own motion pictures, thereby assuming more control over the art.
Chemistry and Composition
- Petroleum is composed of a complex mixture of hydrogen and carbon.
Other Key Facts
- Andy Warhol was a leading figure in the Pop Art movement, known for his multi-image silkscreen paintings.
- Woodrow Wilson served as governor of New Jersey before being elected President of the United States in 1912.
- Despite vast research, there is still much unknown about the working of the human brain.
- Great Salt Lake does not contain fish, but its waters do contain small brine shrimp.
- The United States consists of many different immigrant groups, and many sociologists believe there is a distinct national character.
- An etude is a short musical composition written especially to practice a particular technique.
- Wild violets typically grow in meadows or damp woods and bloom in the spring.
- Theories of mathematics have seldom been of practical use in playing real games.
- Madlyn-Ann Woolwich's art works are characterized by strong, dark colors and fine attention to patterns of light that attract the viewer's eye.
- The city of Kalamazoo, Michigan, derives its name from a Native American word meaning "bubbling springs".
- The hippopotamus is related to the pig.
- Jet propulsion involves the ignition of a mixture of air and fuel, which forms a powerful exhaust.
- Salt is manufactured in quantities that exceed those of most other commercial chemicals.
- Weather is the transitory expression of climate that can change greatly from day to day or season to season.
- The United States consists of fifty states, each with its own government.
- Archaeological investigations indicate that control of fire is an extremely old technical attainment, though the time, place, and mode of its origin may never be learned.
- Quasars, which look like ordinary stars, emit more light than a galaxy.
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