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The hottest of Earth's atmospheric layers is which of the following?
mesosphere |
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stratosphere |
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troposphere |
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thermosphere |
Temperatures again increase with altitude in the thermosphere which is the hottest (4,530 °F / 2,500 °C) atmospheric layer due to direct exposure to the Sun's radiation. However, the gas in this layer is highly diluted so even though the atoms of gas may be very high in temperature, there are too few of them to effectively transfer much heat.
A subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom. It carries a positive electric charge. This desribes which of the following?
proton |
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atom |
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neutron |
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electron |
A proton is a subatomic particle found in the nucleus of an atom. It carries a positive electric charge.
What prevents blood pumped out of the ventricles from flowing back into the heart?
platelets |
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valves |
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capillaries |
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atria |
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.
Force is measured in newtons (N) with 1 N being the force required to impart an acceleration of:
1 m/s2 to a mass of 1 kg/s2 |
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1 m/s to a mass of 1 kg |
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1 m/s2 to a mass of 1 kg |
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1 mph to a mass of 1 kg |
Weight is a force that describes the attraction of gravity on an object. Force is measured in newtons (N) with 1 N being the force required to impart an acceleration of 1 m/s2 to a mass of 1 kg.
Earth's history is divided into time periods, which of these is the longest time period?
epoch |
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era |
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eon |
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age |
The Earth is approximately 4.6 billion years old and its history is divided into time periods based on the events that took place and the forms of life that were dominant during those periods. The largest graduation of time is the eon and each eon is subdivided into eras, eras into periods, periods into epochs, and epochs into ages.