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Carbohydrates are found in:
sugars and starches |
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food additives |
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vegetable oils |
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animal sources |
Carbohydrates are major sources of energy for the body and are found in sugars (fruit, cane sugar, beets) and starches (bread, rice, potatoes, pasta).
As a cold front moves into an area, the heavier cool air __________ the lighter warm air that it is replacing.
cancels out |
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mixes with |
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pushes above |
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pushes under |
A cold front is a warm-cold air boundary with the colder air replacing the warmer. As a cold front moves into an area, the heavier cool air pushes under the lighter warm air that it is replacing. The warm air becomes cooler as it rises and, if the rising air is humid enough, the water vapor it contains will condense into clouds and precipitation may fall.
A compound is a substance containing two or more different chemical elements bound together by what kind of bond?
molecular |
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ionic |
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covalent |
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chemical |
A compound is a substance containing two or more different chemical elements bound together by a chemical bond. In covalent compounds, electrons are shared between atoms. In ionic compounds, one atom borrows an electron from another atom resulting in two ions (electrically charged atoms) of opposite polarities that then become bonded electrostatically.
DNA is encoded through a combination of which of the following?
helix |
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nucleotides |
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genes |
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gametes |
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the molecule that contains genetic information. DNA is encoded through a combination of nucleotides that bind together in a specific double helix pattern.
Which of the following describes the Earth's mantle?
liquid |
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primarily liquid |
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primarily solid |
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solid |
Mantle makes up 84% of the Earth's volume and has an average thickness of approximately 1,800 miles (2,900 km). It is dense, hot, and primarily solid although in places it behaves more like a viscous fluid as the plates of the upper mantle and crust gradually "float" along its circumference.