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Which model is most likely used to show something that happens too slowly to see?

A
a model of a weather system
B
a model of mountain formation
C
a model of the area of a circle
D
a model of an architectural building
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Which best describes the current model of the atom?

A
It is similar to the model of the solar system with orbiting planets.
B
It has remained the same for several centuries.
C
It is similar to the model of plum pudding with suspended plums.
D
It may be revised with increasing scientific knowledge.
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View the model of the United States. Which is a likely limitation of this model?

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A
It does not show which countries are to the north and south.
B
It does not show America’s major rivers.
C
It does not show mountainous regions.
D
It does not show the oceans surrounding America.
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When people look through a telescope, air currents in the Earth’s atmosphere can distort the images they see. In the 1950s, a scientist named H. W. Babcock thought of a way to reduce this distortion by using a special device within the telescope. However, this device was not used until the 1990s.Which best explains why Babcock’s idea took many years to become a reality?

A
Scientists started using electron microscopes instead.
B
Scientific telescopes were already using advanced technology.
C
Scientific ideas often have to wait until advancements in technology make the ideas possible.
D
Scientists often feel their ideas place an unnecessary burden on the research to develop telescopes.

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