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Large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top describe which of the following?
fog |
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stratus clouds |
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cirrus clouds |
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cumulus 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.
In the Periodic Table of the Elements, elements in the same column belong to the same:
atomic number |
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group |
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period |
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family |
The columns of the Periodic Table are called groups and all elements in a group have the same number of electrons in their outer electron shell. The group that an element occupies generally determines its chemical properties as the number of outer shell electrons establishes the way it reacts with other elements to form molecules. So, because each element has the same number of electrons in its outer shell, each has similar reactivity.
In the heart, blood flows from the right __________ to the lungs then back to the heart via the left __________.
atrium, atrium |
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ventricle, atrium |
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ventricle, ventricle |
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atrium, ventricle |
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.
The transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas is called:
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convection |
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diffusion |
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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.
As a cold front moves into an area, the heavier cool air __________ the lighter warm air that it is replacing.
cancels out |
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pushes under |
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pushes above |
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mixes with |
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.