| Your Results | Global Average | |
|---|---|---|
| Questions | 5 | 5 |
| Correct | 0 | 3.13 |
| Score | 0% | 63% |
Poor balance could indicate an issue with which part of the nervous system?
cerebrum |
|
spinal cord |
|
cerebellum |
|
medulla |
The cerebellum is a large cluster of nerves at the base of the brain that's responsible for balance, movement, and muscle coordination.
The rate of vibration of sound is called:
period |
|
frequency |
|
volume |
|
amplitude |
The rate of vibration of sound is called frequency and is measured in hertz (Hz). One hertz is one repetition per second and sounds with high frequency have a higher pitch than sounds with lower frequency. Humans can hear sounds in the range of 20 Hz to 20 kHz.
Arteries carry __________ blood at __________ pressure.
oxygenated, low |
|
deoxygenated, low |
|
oxygenated, high |
|
deoxygenated, high |
Veins carry blood back to the heart from the body. While arteries are thick-walled because they carry oxygenated blood at high pressure, veins are comparatively thin-walled as they carry low-pressure deoxygenated blood. Like the heart, veins contain valves to prevent blood backflow.
The coldest point in the Earth's atmosphere is reached in which atmospheric layer?
mesosphere |
|
stratosphere |
|
troposphere |
|
thermosphere |
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).
Scalar quantities are fully described by which of the following?
a direction only |
|
a magnitude only |
|
a magnitude and a direction |
|
a magnitude and a polarity |
Velocity and displacement are vector quantities which means each is fully described by both a magnitude and a direction. In contrast, scalar quantities are quantities that are fully described by a magnitude only. A variable indicating a vector quantity will often be shown with an arrow symbol: \(\vec{v}\)