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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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mixes with |
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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 would be found on a reflecting telescope?
concave mirror |
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concave lens |
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convex lens |
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convex mirror |
A concave (or converging) mirror bulges inward and focuses reflected light on the mirror's focal point where the mirror's angles of incidence converge. In contrast, a convex (or diverging) mirror bulges outward and diffuses the light waves that strike it. A common use of a concave mirror is in a reflecting telescope, a common use of a convex mirror is in the side view mirror of a car.
Scavengers break down the dead bodies of plants and animals into which of the following?
simple nutrients |
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complex carbohydrates |
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producers |
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carrion |
Like decomposers, scavengers also break down the dead bodies of plants and animals into simple nutrients. The difference is that scavengers operate on much larger refuse and dead animals (carrion). Decomposers then consume the much smaller particles left over by the scavengers.
-40°F is how many °C?
-8 |
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\({40 \over 9}\) |
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\(-{40 \over 9}\) |
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-40 |
The formula to convert from F° to C° is:
\(C° = {5 \over 9} (F° - 32)\)
plugging in our values gives:
\(C° = {5 \over 9} (-40 - 32)\)
\(C° = {5 \over 9} (-72) = {{-72 \times 5} \over 9}\)
\(C° = {-360 \over 9}\)
\(C° = -40\)
Which of the following is the narrowest classification of life?
domain |
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species |
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genus |
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family |
The narrowest classification of life, species, contains organisms that are so similar that they can only reproduce with others of the same species.