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Sound travels fastest through which of the following media?
air |
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water |
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metal |
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vacuum |
The speed of a sound wave will vary with the medium. Sound travels fastest through media that has particles that are very close together, like metal. Thus, it travels faster through water than through air and doesn't travel at all through a vacuum (there are no particles in empty space to vibrate).
The pitch of the siren of an approaching ambulance changes as it approaches you. This is an example of which of the following?
refraction |
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sound radiation |
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reflection |
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Doppler effect |
The Doppler effect occurs when the source or listener (or both) of sound waves is moving. If they're moving closer together, the listener perceives the sound with a higher pitch and, when they're moving apart, the listener perceives the sound with a lower pitch.
The coldest point in the Earth's atmosphere is reached in which atmospheric layer?
stratosphere |
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mesosphere |
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thermosphere |
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troposphere |
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).
Large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top describe which of the following?
cirrus clouds |
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stratus clouds |
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fog |
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cumulus clouds |
Cumulus clouds are large, puffy, mid-altitude clouds with a flat base and a rounded top. These clouds grow upward and can develop into a cumulonimbus or thunderstorm cloud.
Blood is created in:
bone marrow |
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red blood cells |
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the liver |
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the heart |
Blood is created in bone marrow and is made up of cells suspended in liquid plasma. Red blood cells carry oxygen, white blood cells fight infection, and platelets are cell fragments that allow blood to clot.