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The hottest of Earth's atmospheric layers is which of the following?
troposphere |
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stratosphere |
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thermosphere |
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mesosphere |
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.
Blood pressure is generally highest in which of the following?
capillaries |
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arteries |
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veins |
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heart |
Arteries are thick-walled because they carry oxygenated blood at high pressure, veins are comparatively thin-walled as they carry low-pressure deoxygenated blood.
The rate of vibration of sound is called:
amplitude |
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period |
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volume |
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frequency |
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.
Convert 0C° to F°.
32 |
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-32 |
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16 |
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0 |
To convert from C° to F° use:
\(F° = {9 \over 5}C° + 32\)
\(F° = {9 \over 5}(0) + 32\)
\(F° = 0 + 32 = 32\)
Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue that connect muscles to the skeleton are called:
cartilage |
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tendons |
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vertebra |
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ligaments |
Tough fibrous cords of connective tissue called tendons connect muscles to the skeleton while another type of connective tissue called ligaments connect bones to other bones at joints (elbow, knee, fingers, spinal column).