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The Rh factor antigen in blood determines:
universal donor status |
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postive or negative |
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universal recipient status |
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blood type |
Blood is categorized into four different types (A, B, AB, and O) based on the type of antigens found on the outside of the red blood cells. Additionally, each type can be negative or positive based on whether or not the cells have an antigen called the Rh factor.
Which of the following is the primary difference between a comet and an asteroid?
comets orbit the Sun |
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asteroids contain frozen water |
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comets have an atmosphere |
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asteroids have a coma |
A comet is a loose collection of ice, dust, and small rocky particles that, in contrast to an asteroid, has an extended atmosphere surrounding the center. When passing close to the Sun, this atmosphere warms and begins to release gases forming a visible coma or tail.
The coldest point in the Earth's atmosphere is reached in which atmospheric layer?
stratosphere |
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thermosphere |
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mesosphere |
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troposphere |
In the mesosphere, temperature again drops as altitude increases until the coldest point in the Earth's atmosphere, the mesopause, is reached where temperatures fall to −225 °F (−143 °C).
An air mass is a large body of air that has which of the following characteristics?
similar moisture |
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all of these |
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similar temperature |
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similar density |
An air mass is a large body of air that has similar moisture (density) and temperature characteristics. A front is a transition zone between two air masses.
The angle of reflection is equal to which the following?
focal point |
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90° |
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angle of incidence |
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refractive index |
The law of reflection specifies how waves, including light waves, bounce off of surfaces. Specifically, the angle of incidence of the approaching wave is equal to the angle of reflection of the reflected wave as measured from a line perpendicular (90°) to the surface.