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What is a Smoot? (40 points)

	a unit of distance
	a rodent
	a type of hat
	a bird
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One nautical mile is equal to 1.15 statute miles. Why are nautical miles used? (20 points)

	It's just an old standard that's used because it's always been used
	Nautical miles adjust for the fact that the vessel is traveling through a fluid.
	A nautical mile corresponds to one minute of latitude
	The cost of re-instrumenting old vessels is prohibitive
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What is the current SI definition of the meter? (30 points)

	The length of the path traveled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1/299792458 of a second.
	One ten millionth of the length of the earth's meridian along a quadrant.
	The length of a pendulum that swings with a "beat" of 1 second.
	The length of a pendulum that swings with a period of 2 seconds.
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In science, a "newton" is a unit of: (20 points)

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	mass
	force
	time
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Approximately how much air does it take to fill up a beach ball if it has an 18-inch radius? (30 points)

	18,322 cubic inches
	73,287 cubic inches
	24,429 cubic inches
	5832 cubic inches
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