Which of the following illustrates conduction as a mode of a heat transfer? a. a microwave oven produces electromagnetic waves that transfer to the food in the form of heat b. leaving a metal spoon in a bowl of hot soup will make the spoon hot as well. c. pasta rises and falls with the current in boiling water. d. a campfire emits light waves, which in turn transfers heat to objects.

Which of the following is an accurate description of the recent political history of the democratic republic of the congo? a. religious tensions have escalated into full-scale civil war a number of times since the belgians left the country in 1960. b. the political leader who gained power after the overthrow of a corrupt dictator was assassinated. c. the military leadership felt the country was stable enough, so they permitted democratic elections to take place. d. in 1990, a dictator seized and has held power ever since.