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| Questions | 5 | 5 |
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| Score | 0% | 73% |
Carbohydrates are found in:
animal sources |
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food additives |
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vegetable oils |
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sugars and starches |
Carbohydrates are major sources of energy for the body and are found in sugars (fruit, cane sugar, beets) and starches (bread, rice, potatoes, pasta).
Earth's history is divided into time periods, which of these is the longest time period?
eon |
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era |
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epoch |
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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.
What part of the brain is responsible for for balance, movement, and muscle coordination?
medulla |
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cerebrum |
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cerebellum |
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brainstem |
The cerebellum is a large cluster of nerves at the base of the brain that's responsible for balance, movement, and muscle coordination.
The first step in the water cycle is:
precipitation |
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reclamation |
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infiltration |
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evaporation |
The water (hydrologic) cycle describes the movement of water from Earth through the atmosphere and back to Earth. The cycle starts when water evaporates into a gas from bodies of water like rivers, lakes and oceans or transpirates from the leaves of plants.
What kind of weather front is likely to create clouds and storms?
temperate front |
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warm front |
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stationary front |
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cold front |
A warm front is the boundary between warm and cool (or cold) air when the warm air is replacing the cold air. Warm air at the surface pushes above the cool air mass creating clouds and storms.