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Which of the following is not a medium for sound waves?
liquid |
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none of these is a medium for sound waves |
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vacuum |
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solid |
A vibrating object produces a sound wave that travels outwardly from the object through a medium (any liquid or solid matter). The vibration disturbs the particles in the surrounding medium, those particles disturb the particules next to them, and so on, as the sound propagates away from the vibration.
__________ is caused by a lack of Vitamin C.
scurvy |
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shingles |
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diabetes |
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anemia |
Scurvy is a difficiency disease caused by a lack of Vitamin C in the diet.
The two heart chambers that pump blood called:
atria |
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aorta |
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ventricles |
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valves |
The heart is the organ that drives the circulatory system. In humans, it consists of four chambers with two that collect blood called atria and two that pump blood called ventricles. The heart's valves prevent blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart.
Small rocks shed by asteroids and comets that reach the earth are called:
shooting stars |
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meteoroids |
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meteors |
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meteorites |
Smaller rocks shed by asteroids and comets are called meteoroids. When these rocks reach Earth's atmosphere, they burn up in the mesosphere and become meteors. If a meteor manages to reach the Earth, it is called a meteorite.
Which of these digestive enzymes is not produced by the pancreas?
trypsin |
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pancreatic amylase |
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gastric acid |
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lipase |
The acids produced by the pancreas contain several enzymes that aid in digestion. Lipase converts fat to glycerol and fatty acids. Pancreatic amylase breaks down complex carbohydrates into simple sugars. Trypsin converts polypeptides (the building blocks of protein) into amino acids.