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The energy posessed by a thrown baseball is an example of what kind of energy?
gravitational |
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kinetic |
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potential |
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transitional |
Kinetic energy is the energy posessed by a moving object. Potential energy is stored energy in a stationary object based on its location, position, shape, or state.
During the water cycle, water enters the atmosphere as a gas through which process?
evaporation |
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transpiration |
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precipitation |
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both evaporation and transpiration |
The water (hydrologic) cycle describes the movement of water from Earth through the atmosphere and back to Earth. The cycle starts when water evaporates into a gas from bodies of water like rivers, lakes and oceans or transpirates from the leaves of plants.
As a cold front moves into an area, the heavier cool air __________ the lighter warm air that it is replacing.
pushes under |
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mixes with |
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cancels out |
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pushes above |
A cold front is a warm-cold air boundary with the colder air replacing the warmer. As a cold front moves into an area, the heavier cool air pushes under the lighter warm air that it is replacing. The warm air becomes cooler as it rises and, if the rising air is humid enough, the water vapor it contains will condense into clouds and precipitation may fall.
Which of the following describes the Earth's mantle?
solid |
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liquid |
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primarily liquid |
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primarily solid |
Mantle makes up 84% of the Earth's volume and has an average thickness of approximately 1,800 miles (2,900 km). It is dense, hot, and primarily solid although in places it behaves more like a viscous fluid as the plates of the upper mantle and crust gradually "float" along its circumference.
Universal donor blood can be given to a person with any blood type. Which blood type is the universal donor?
O |
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O-negative |
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AB |
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O-positive |
Blood transfer is limited by the type and Rh factor of the blood. Someone who has Rh-factor negative blood cannot receive blood with a positive type but a person with Rh-factor positive type blood can receive Rh-negative blood. Type O negative blood is the universal donor because it can be given to a person with any blood type. Type AB positive is the universal recipient meaning someone with this blood type can receive any other type of blood.