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When the clouds become too saturated with water, the water is released as precipitation in the form of:
snow or ice |
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rain |
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snow |
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ice |
Rising into the atmosphere, the water condenses into clouds. When the clouds become too saturated with water, the water is released as snow or ice precipitation which may warm as it falls to reach Earth as rain.
Which of blood component carries oxygen?
plasma |
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platelets |
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white blood cells |
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red blood cells |
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.
During digestion, after proteins are broken down where does the undigested food go next?
esophagus |
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stomach |
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large intestine |
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small intestine |
Food is mixed with gastric acid and pepsin in the stomach to help break down protein.
Which of the following substances gives up negatively charged hydroxide ions (OH-) when dissolved in water?
base |
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hydrogen |
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ion |
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acid |
An acid is a substance that gives up positively charged hydrogen ions (H+) when dissolved in water. A base (alkaline) gives up negatively charged hydroxide ions (OH-) when dissolved in water. pH is a scale that measures of how basic or acidic a solution is. Numbered from 0 to 14, solutions with a pH of 7 are neutral, less than 7 are acidic, more than 7 are alkaline.
The rate of vibration of sound is called:
frequency |
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volume |
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amplitude |
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period |
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.