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| Score | 0% | 66% |
During the water cycle, water enters the atmosphere as a gas through which process?
transpiration |
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both evaporation and transpiration |
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precipitation |
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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.
Which of these is important for the body's maintenance, growth, and repair?
protein |
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fats |
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fiber |
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carbohydrates |
Found in both animal sources (meat, fish, eggs, cheese) and vegetables (beans, nuts, some grains), proteins are important for the body's maintenance, growth, and repair.
The rate of vibration of sound is called:
period |
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amplitude |
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frequency |
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volume |
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.
Cirrus clouds generally occur in what kind of weather?
freezing |
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stormy |
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fair |
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hot |
Cirrus clouds are thin, wispy high-altitude clouds composed of ice crystals that originate from the freezing of supercooled water droplets. Cirrus clouds generally occur in fair weather and point in the direction of air movement at their elevation.
Which of the following represents the largest value?
1 kL |
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1 cL |
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1 mL |
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1 ML |
Mega (M) is 106, kilo (k) is 103, centi (c) is 10-2, milli (m) is 10-3 so 1 ML represents the largest value.