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The transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas is called:
conduction |
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diffusion |
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convection |
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radiation |
Convection is the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas. Examples of heat transfer by convection include water coming to a boil on a stove, ice melting, and steam from a cup of coffee.
A subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom. It carries a positive electric charge. This desribes which of the following?
electron |
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atom |
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neutron |
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proton |
A proton is a subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom. It carries a positive electric charge.
In the heart, blood flows from the __________ ventricle to the lungs then back to the heart via the __________ atrium.
right, right |
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left, right |
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left, left |
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right, left |
The two largest veins in the body, the venae cavae, pass blood to the right ventricle which pumps the blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery. Blood picks up oxygen in the lungs and returns it to the left atrium via the pulmonary vein.
__________ is caused by a lack of Vitamin C.
scurvy |
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shingles |
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diabetes |
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anemia |
Scurvy is a difficiency disease caused by a lack of Vitamin C in the diet.
Velocity and displacement are fully described by both a magnitude and a direction. Velocity and displacement are which of the following?
composite quantities |
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combinational quantities |
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vector quantities |
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scalar quantities |
Velocity and displacement are vector quantities which means each is fully described by both a magnitude and a direction. In contrast, scalar quantities are quantities that are fully described by a magnitude only. A variable indicating a vector quantity will often be shown with an arrow symbol: \(\vec{v}\)