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The two heart chambers that collect blood are called:
aorta |
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atria |
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ventricles |
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valves |
The heart is the organ that drives the circulatory system. In humans, it consists of four chambers with two that collect blood called atria and two that pump blood called ventricles. The heart's valves prevent blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart.
Which of the following is metamorphic rock?
obsidian |
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marble |
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granite |
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coal |
The Earth's rocks fall into three categories based on how they're formed. Igneous rock (granite, basalt, obsidian) is formed from the hardening of molten rock (lava), sedimentary rock (shale, sandstone, coal) is formed by the gradual despositing and cementing of rock and other debris, and metamorphic rock (marble, slate, quartzite) which is formed when existing rock is altered though pressure, temperature, or chemical processes.
Large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top describe which of the following?
stratus clouds |
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cumulus clouds |
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fog |
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cirrus clouds |
Cumulus clouds are large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top. These clouds grow upward and can develop into a cumulonimbus or thunderstorm cloud.
Saturated fats can __________ LDL ("bad") cholesterol while unsaturated fats can __________ it.
decrease, stabilize |
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raise, decrease |
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decrease, raise |
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stabilize, raise |
Saturated fats can raise LDL ("bad") cholesterol while unsaturated fats can decrease it.
Which of the following is not one of the outer planets?
Uranus |
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Venus |
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Neptune |
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Jupiter |
In contrast to the solid terrestrial planets, the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) consist of hydrogen and helium gas and water.